Rachiplusia ou

Description

The gray looper moth (Rachiplusia ou) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.