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A Master's Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/8/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Master's Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/26/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Master's Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
Master's Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/27/2014).
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Master's Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/16/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Master's Dart Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/15/2020).
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Dave Webb.
A Master's Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/1/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Bill Harms.
Master's Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Master's Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Master's Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Master's Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2021). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Steve Scholnick.
A Master's Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/6/2020).
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Dave Webb.
Master's Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/11/2016). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Master's Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Master's Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Master's Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2009).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Master's Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/16/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Master's Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Master's Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/12/2012).
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Rod Burley.
A Master's Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/17/2010).
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Bob Patterson.
Master's Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Master's Dart Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Paul Dennehy.
Source: Wikipedia
Feltia herilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Feltia |
Species: | F. herilis
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Binomial name | |
Feltia herilis (Grote, 1873)
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Feltia herilis, the herald dart or Master's dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, north to the Northwest Territories border and south to the Gulf Coast.
The wingspan is 34–44 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, including crops, forages, vegetables, forbs and herbs. Adults have been reported to feed on nectar, with one report on Liatris.
External links
[edit]- Cotinis (September 19, 2018). "Species Feltia herilis - Master's Dart - Hodges#10676". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Feltia herilis". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Feltia herilis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.