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Blackberry Looper Moth
Photo © Judy Gallagher; Metz Wetland, Woodbridge, VA; May 2010

Blackberry Looper Moth
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Geometrinae (Emeralds)

Wingspan: 14-23 mm

Flight period: April to November in the south; May to September in the north

Caterpillar host plants: blackberries and the petals of composite flowers