Anagrapha falcifera

Anagrapha falcifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Anagrapha
Species: A. falcifera
Binomial name
Anagrapha falcifera
Kirby, 1837
Synonyms
  • Plusia falcifera
  • Autographa norma
  • Autographa simplicima
  • Plusia simplex

The Celery Looper (Anagrapha falcifera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland, Labrador and Southern Canada to Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.

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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