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

Feltia jaculiferaFeltia jaculifera
Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933498 MONA Number: 10670.00
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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Flight 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
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S4S5
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 jaculifera - Dingy Cutworm Moth

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Steve Hall, and Bo Sullivan. on 2022-09-26
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-10-03
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-08-24
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2018-10-04
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-09-27
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2017-10-08
McDowell Co.
Comment: LAJA - Obs. residence - 3193. Black light.