{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Plusia contexta 4664063.jpg | genus = Plusia | species = contexta | authority = Grote, 1873 }}
'''''Plusia contexta''''', the '''connected looper''', is a species of looper moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.<ref name=itis/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=buglink/>
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Plusia contexta'' is 8952.<ref name=mpg/>
Mature caterpillars are a vibrant grass green. They have narrow whitish dorsal and subdorsal lines and a broad yellowish lateral stripe.<ref>[https://bugguide.net/node/view/1776230 Raupe]</ref>
==Distribution and habitat== The distribution area of Plusia contexta extends through eastern and central regions of North America.<ref>[http://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/plusiinae/plusia/#contexta Verbreitung]</ref> The species inhabits meadows and fields.<ref name="bugguide">Informationen bei BugGuide der Iowa State University, [https://bugguide.net/node/view/30192]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=itis> {{Cite web| title=''Plusia contexta'' Report | url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=939896 | website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System | accessdate=2019-09-23 }}</ref>
<ref name=mpg> {{Cite web| title=North American Moth Photographers Group, ''Plusia contexta'' | url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8952 | accessdate=2019-09-23 }}</ref>
<ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=''Plusia contexta'' | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5110333 | website=GBIF | accessdate=2019-09-23 }}</ref>
<ref name=buglink> {{Cite web| title=''Plusia contexta'' species Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/30192 | website=BugGuide.net | accessdate=2019-09-23 }}</ref> }}
==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{Cite journal | title = Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico | date = 2010 | last1 = Lafontaine | first1 = J. Donald | last2 = Schmidt | first2 = B. Christian | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 40| pages = 127–47 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 | doi-access = free }} * {{Cite journal | title = Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III | date = 2015 | last1 = Lafontaine | first1 = J. Donald | last2 = Schmidt | first2 = B. Christian | journal = ZooKeys | issue = 527| pages = 227–236 | doi = 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151 | pmc=4668890 | pmid=26692790 | doi-access = free }} * {{Cite report | title = Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico | date = 2016 | last1 = Pohl | first1 = Greg | last2 = Patterson | first2 = Bob | last3 = Pelham | first3 = Jonathan | url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819 | doi = 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287| doi-access = free }} {{refend}}
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Category:Plusiini Category:Articles created by Qbugbot Category:Moths described in 1873 Category:Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
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