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Chlorochlamys chloroluecaria
The Blackberry Looper (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria) is a moth of the Geometridae family. Thje moth is light green in color with two sets of white bands that traverse the moth. The wingspan is 14–23 mm.
It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west in Canada to Manitoba, west in the United States to the Rocky Mountains, and south into Mexico. This one was photographed at a porch light at the edge of a deciduous forest in Edgefield County, SC.
The larvae feed on the fruit of blackberries and petals of various composite flowers. Recorded food plants include Achillea millefolium, Ambrosia, Aster, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Guttierrezia dracunculoides, Guttierrezia texana, Helenium autumnale, Helianthus, Parthenium hysterophorus, Rudbeckia hirta, Solidago, Vernonia, Zinnia, Dianthus, Prunus pennsylvanica, Rubus, Ceanothus, Myrica asplenifolia and Apocynum androsaemifolium.
Spotted on Apr 13, 2013
Submitted on May 13, 2013
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