Cutworms and Darts
What are they?
The Cutworms and Darts form the tribe Noctuini within the subfamily Noctuinae of the Owlets. This is a fairly large group of moths with larvae that are mostly hairless and often feed at the bases of plants where they are often dug up in the garden.
Identification
Often common and plentiful moths which come readily to light. Wings are generally folded flat on the back and most are drab browns or gray-browns. A variable group and mostly readily identifiable, but some of the darts are problematic and it is possible that some 'species' as currently recognized may involve more than one species.
10648 Swordsman Dart Agrotis gladiaria
Length: 15-19mm. Flight Time: September-October. Larval Food: A range of low herbaceous plants.
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10651 Venerable Dart Agrotis venerabilis
Length: 18-22mm. Flight Time: August-October. Larval Food: A wide range of low herbaceous plants.
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10663 Ipsilon Dart Agrotis ipsilon
Length: 16-26mm. Flight Time: March-November. Larval Food: Grasses and a range of other, low herbaceous plants.
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10664 Subterranean Dart Feltia subterranea
Length: 21-24mm. Flight Time: March-October. Larval Food: Grasses and a range of other, low herbaceous plants.
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10670 Bright-striped Dart Feltia jaculifera
Length: 15-20mm. Flight Time: August-November. Larval Food: A wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
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10674 Subgothic Dart Feltia subgothica
Length: 16-22mm. Flight Time: August-November. Larval Food: A wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
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10694 Fringed Dart Eucoptocnemis fimbriaris
Length: 13-16mm. Flight Time: September-October. Larval Food:
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10838 Rubbed Dart Euxoa detersa
Length: 15-18mm. Flight Time: August-October. Larval Food: A wide range of low herbaceous plants, sometimes including crop species.
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10878 Western Bean Dart Striacosta albicosta
Length: 19-20mm. Flight Time: July-October. Larval Food: A wide range of low herbaceous plants, sometimes including crop species.
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10891 Flame-shouldered Dart Ochropleura implecta
Length: 15mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: A wide range of low herbaceous plants.
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10903 Snowy Dart Anicla illapsa
Length: 17-19mm. Flight Time: May-October. Larval Food: Grasses (Poaceae) and Sedges (Cyperaceae).
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10911 Green Cutworm Anicla infecta
Length: 15-20mm. Flight Time: June-November. Larval Food: Grasses and a range of other, low herbaceous plants.
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10915 Pearly Underwing Peridroma saucia
Length: 25mm. Flight Time: March-November. Larval Food: A wide range of low herbaceous plants.
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10942 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Length: 19-23mm. Flight Time: August-October. Larval Food: Grasses and a range of other, low herbaceous plants.
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10942.1 Greater Black-letter Dart Xestia dolosa
Length: 20-21mm. Flight Time: July-September. Larval Food: A wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
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10955 Pale-banded Dart Agnorisma badinodis
Length: 15-21mm. Flight Time: September-October. Larval Food: A range of woody and herbaceous plants.
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10968 Northern Variable Dart Xestia badicollis
Length: 18-23mm. Flight Time: July-October. Larval Food: Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus, occasionally other conifers.
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10998 Bent-line Dart Choephora fungorum
Length: 17-24mm. Flight Time: September-November. Larval Food: A range of low, herbaceous plants.
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11043.1 One-dotted Dart Abagrotis magnicupida
Length: Flight Time: June-September. Larval Food: A range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
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