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Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223

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ForageorCloverLooper Common Name:
Forage or Clover Looper Moth
 
 
Scientific Name: Caenurgina species

 

Length or Size: Wingspan = 1.5"

 

Comment: This is one of the Owlet moths. It is either a Forage Looper Moth (C. erechtea) or a Clover Looper (C. crassiuscula). Its larval host plant is clover, alfalfa, grasses and great ragweed.