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title: "Forage Looper Moth"
description: "Caenurgina erechtea — Insecten en spinnen. Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/forage-looper-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forage Looper Moth

> Caenurgina erechtea — Insecten en spinnen. Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Caenurgina erechtea*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 14250
- Wikidata: [Q5016852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5016852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [126640](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126640)

## Names

- en: Forage Looper Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (5456), CA (651), MX (9)

## Summary

Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, or the Northwest Territories.
The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida and various species of clover, grass, and alfalfa.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230327850

## Machine access

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