Golden Looper Moth

Argyrogramma verruca · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae

Also called: Golden Looper

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Golden Looper Moth
Photo: John P Friel, CC BY

The golden looper moth has a wingspan of about 28 mm. Its range also extends through the Antilles, Central America, Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan is roughly 28 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Also present in the Antilles, Central America, Brazil, northern Argentina and Paraguay.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Golden Looper Moth photo 2
Photo: John P Friel, CC BY
Golden Looper Moth photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Golden Looper Moth photo 4
Photo: David George, CC BY
Golden Looper Moth photo 5
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY

Same family (Noctuidae)

Ipsilon Dart MothIpsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilonDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Armyworm MothFall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperdaDamages trees, gardens or cropsArmy Cutworm MothArmy Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsLarge Yellow UnderwingLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver ΥSilver ΥAutographa gammaAmerican DaggerAmerican DaggerAcronicta americanaCan irritate skin

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyrogramma_verruca

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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