Bug FAQSharp-stigma Looper Moth
Ctenoplusia oxygramma · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The sharp-stigma looper moth has a wingspan of about 35 mm. It is found in southern Ontario and the eastern United States, and also reported from several other states, Mexico, the Antilles, Brazil, India and Argentina. Its caterpillars feed on plants such as Aster, Erigeron canadensis, tobacco and Solidago.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 35 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Recorded food plants include Aster, Erigeron canadensis, tobacco and Solidago.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It lives in southern Ontario and the eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Louisiana, Virginia, Tennessee.
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
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenoplusia_oxygramma
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