Confused Dart Moth
Feltia tricosa (Lintner, 1874)
Confused Dart Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7918
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Feltia tricosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Feltia
Species:
F. tricosa
Binomial name
Feltia tricosa
(Lintner, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Feltia pectinicornis J.B. Smith, 1890
  • Feltia subpallida McDunnough, 1932

Feltia tricosa, the tricose dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central North America, north to Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in the north.

The larvae probably feed on a wide variety of plants.

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