Anagrapha falcifera

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Celery looper
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anagrapha
Species:
A. falcifera
Binomial name
Anagrapha falcifera
Kirby, 1837
Synonyms
  • Plusia falcifera
  • Autographa norma
  • Autographa simplicima
  • Plusia simplex

Anagrapha falcifera, the celery looper, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837. It is found in North America from Newfoundland, Labrador and southern Canada to Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.

Adult on leaf, showing the great camouflage Anagrapha falcifera1.jpg
Adult on leaf, showing the great camouflage

The wingspan is 35–40 mm.

The larvae feed on beets, blueberries, clover, corn, lettuce, plantain, viburnum and other low plants.


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