Moths of North Carolina
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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 subterranea
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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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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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-12-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-12-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-12-17
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-18
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-18
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-11-11
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-11-05
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2024-11-01
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-31
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-29
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Randy Newman on 2024-10-28
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2024-10-28
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-21
Wayne Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-10-14
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-28
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-12
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-05
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-20
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-17
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-28
Rowan Co.
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Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-07-17
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-07-14
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Patrick Coin on 2024-06-22
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-18
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-08
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-05-12
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-07
Brunswick Co.
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