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Rachiplusia ou (Gray Looper Moth)

Synonyms: Rachiplusia fratella; Rachiplusia ouana; Rachiplusia ouella; Rachiplusia pedalis; Rachiplusia tenaculum

Wikipedia Abstract

The Gray Looper Moth (Rachiplusia ou) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the southern and eastern parts of the United States, Montana, Nova Scotia, from Mexico to Venezuela to Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. The wingspan is 31–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October or year round in the southern states. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Chenopodium ambrosioides, Nicotiana tabacum, Trifolium, Mentha, Triticum aestivum and Tropaeolum.
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Prey / Diet

Cestrum auriculatum (day flowering jassamine)[1]
Dysphania chilensis[1]
Nicotiana tabacum (cultivated tobacco)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0