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Common looper

Autographa precationis (Guenée, 1852)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The common looper (Autographa precationis) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the common looper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common looper live?

Not recorded

Is the common looper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common looper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusAutographa
  7. SpeciesAutographa precationis (Guenée, 1852)

Synonyms Plusia precationis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Common looper mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common looper

Other species in the same genus Autographa.

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

NoctuidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common looper?

The common looper (Autographa precationis) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common looper (Autographa precationis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-looper

MLA

“Common looper (Autographa precationis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-looper.

BibTeX
@misc{common_looper_2026,
  title = {Common looper (Autographa precationis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-looper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}