A Venerable Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). Verified by A. Hendrickson/BugGuide.
Venerable Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/6/2015).
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2014).
Venerable Dart Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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A Venerable Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2001).
A Venerable Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2006).
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A Venerable Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2014). Verified by A. Hendrickson/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
Venerable Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/6/2015).
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Scott Housten.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/22/2015). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Scott Housten.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/10/2014).
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Scott Housten.
Venerable Dart Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Kyle Klotz.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2001).
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Larry Line.
A Venerable Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (2006).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Dusky cutworm | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Agrotis |
| Species: | A. venerabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrotis venerabilis Walker, 1857
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Agrotis venerabilis, the dusky cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.
The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September in temperate climes within their range. They have a much wider season in the Neotropics, starting at least as early as March.
The larvae feed on Medicago sativa, Trifolium, Nicotiana tabacum, Viola, Stellaria media, Avena sativa and Zea mays.
Subspecies
[edit]- Agrotis venerabilis venerabilis
- Agrotis venerabilis arida
External links
[edit]- "Species Details Agrotis venerabilis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Agrotis venerabilis Walker 1857". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.