Allagrapha aerea

(Allagrapha aerea)

Description

The unspotted looper moth or copper looper moth (Allagrapha aerea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America from southern Ontario to the panhandle of Florida and west to western Nebraska. The wingspan is 28–42 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September or to October in the south. There are two generations per year. The larvae are probably general feeders on herbaceous plants. Larvae have been recorded on Urtica, Aster umbellatus and soybeans.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Allagrapha
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