Bug FAQBlackberry Looper Moth
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Blackberry Looper
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The blackberry looper is a small moth with a wingspan of about 1.4 to 2.3 cm. Adults fly from spring through fall, earlier in the north and longer in the south. Its caterpillars feed on blackberry fruit and a wide range of garden plants.
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How to recognize it
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria, called the blackberry looper, belongs to the Geometridae family.
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Size
The wingspan ranges from 14 to 23 mm.
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Where it lives
It occurs from Nova Scotia down to Florida, west to the Rocky Mountains, and into Mexico, and it has also been recorded in Great Britain.
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What it eats
Larvae eat blackberry fruit and the petals of many composite flowers. Recorded host plants include yarrow, ragweed, asters, chrysanthemums, goldenrod, sunflowers, and many others.
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Life cycle
There are at least two generations each year.
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Where it comes from
Its native range covers eastern Canada and the United States, extending west to the Rockies and south into Mexico.
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Lookalikes
It is a typical geometrid moth, similar in shape to other looper moths.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 46 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Alabama, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Do blackberry looper caterpillars damage garden plants?
Yes, the caterpillars feed on blackberry fruit and a variety of garden flowers, which can harm ornamental and edible plants.
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Large Maple Spanworm MothProchoerodes lineolaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorochlamys_chloroleucaria
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