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Vetch Looper Moth ? - Caenurgina erechtea
Copyright © 2006 Werner Eigelsreiter

Vetch Looper Moth ? - Caenurgina erechtea
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
May 5, 2006
Matched it to Caenurgia chloropha, but it is an eastern species. Need ID please.
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Contributed by Werner Eigelsreiter on 22 May, 2006 - 9:24pm
Last updated 21 July, 2007 - 10:51am

I agree with Jan
The AM line curves outward near the inner margin, as in Caenurgina erechtea. The Vetch Looper (Caenurgia chloropha) occurs in the southeastern states and is not listed on the Moths of Canada site.

Moved from Moths to Forage Looper page.
… Robin McLeod, 21 July, 2007 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

Caenurgina erechtea (Hodges' # 8739)
That is Caenurgina erechtea, not Caenurgia chloropha. The antemedial line of the forewing of Caenurgia chloropha is concave toward the inner margin of wing. Caenurgina erechtea is a very variable species and females with almost uniformly brown forewings as this one on the photo are common.
… Jan Metlevski , 26 June, 2006 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

8733 - Caenurgina chloropha (female)
Identified by Gary Anweiler at Strickland Entomological Museum, Edmonton, AB. A goodly percentage of moths from your area are transcanadian in distribution.
… Bob Patterson, 20 June, 2006 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for confirming my ID
… Werner Eigelsreiter, 22 June, 2006 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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