Moths of North Carolina
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Feltia jaculifera (Guenée, 1852) - Dingy Cutworm Moth

Feltia jaculiferaFeltia jaculifera
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933498		 MONA Number:
10670.00		 Other Common Name:
Bent-lined Dart
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A strongly marked species with a contrasting pattern of light and dark marks (see Forbes, 1954, and Lafontaine, 2004 for a description). The collar is pale and crossed by a dark band and the tegulae are frosted with white. The ground color of the forewings is buff to dull fuscous. Pale streaks are located below the costa and along the cubital vein. The orbicular and reniform spots are also both pale, in marked contrast to an area of black that fills the space in between them and also precedes the orbicular and follows the reniform. A strong submedian wedge of black extends from the base of the wing to below the orbicular and sometimes the reniform; other black streaks are located in the interspaces in the outer part of the wing. The antemedian and postmedian lines are represented by pale fragments that cross the submedian black wedge; the subterminal line is pale and diffuse and has a w-mark, with the outward points formed by the dark veins and pale borders of the branches of the cubital. Feltia herilis is much darker, particularly along the costa and subterminal area. Feltia subgothica and tricosa do not have the pale lines bordering the cubital veins as they extend out to the subterminal line.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Feltia jaculiferaAlamance 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.