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Looper moth

Sphacelodes vulneraria (Hübner, 1823)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The looper moth (Sphacelodes vulneraria) is a species in the family Geometridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the looper moth

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 looper moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the looper moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ecuador

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the looper moth 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 looper moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGeometridae
  6. genusSphacelodes
  7. SpeciesSphacelodes vulneraria (Hübner, 1823)

Synonyms Brotis vulneraria, Sphacelodes floridensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Hübner's oliveEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the looper moth

Other species in the same genus Sphacelodes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the looper moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the looper moth as introduced in 1 country: Ecuador, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the looper moth?

The looper moth (Sphacelodes vulneraria) belongs to the family Geometridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Looper moth (Sphacelodes vulneraria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/looper-moth

MLA

“Looper moth (Sphacelodes vulneraria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/looper-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{looper_moth_2026,
  title = {Looper moth (Sphacelodes vulneraria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/looper-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}