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title: "Common Looper Moth"
description: "Autographa precationis — Insectes et araignées. Autographa precationis (common looper moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/common-looper-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Looper Moth

> Autographa precationis — Insectes et araignées. Autographa precationis (common looper moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Autographa precationis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 14813
- Wikidata: [Q4826318](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4826318)
- iNaturalist taxon: [142990](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142990)

## Names

- en: Common Looper Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (4315), CA (2768)

## Summary

Autographa precationis (common looper moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern and central North America.
The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location. There are three or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on various forbs, including Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Plantaginaceae  and Verbenaceae species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autographa_precationis

## Photo

![Common Looper Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-looper-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dan Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139678108

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-looper-moth?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).