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Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794) - Subterranean Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933504		 MONA Number:
10664.00		 Other Common Name:
Granulate Cutworm
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Agrotis subterranea); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Feltia subterraneaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on a wide range of forbs, with some woody plants also listed (Robinson et al., 2010). Wagner et al. (2010) specifically list lettuce (Lactuca), Cultivated Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), Garden Pea (Pisum sativum), Potato (Solanum tuberosum), clover (Trifolium), Wheat (Triticum aestivum), and Corn (Zea mays). In North Carolina, a larva has been reared from American Burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolia). - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Feltia subterranea - Subterranean Dart

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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-24
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: G. Newman on 2025-10-12
Onslow Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-27
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-09-24
Wake Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-18
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-14
Wilson Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-04
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-27
Wilson Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-18
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Michael P Morales on 2025-08-18
Cumberland Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson, Randy Emmitt on 2025-08-12
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-12
Ashe Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-07-23
Brunswick Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-04
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-07-03
Wake Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2025-06-30
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-06-28
Moore Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-06-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-06-01
Carteret Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-01
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-04-28
Pender Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-28
Carteret Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-12-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-12-17
Wake Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-23
Carteret Co.
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Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Feltia subterranea
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-18
Wake Co.
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