Moths of North Carolina
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Feltia herilis (Grote, 1873) - Master's Dart

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933503		 MONA Number:
10676.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
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 herilisAlamance 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.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wagner et al. (2011) list old fields, gardens, orchards, croplands, waste sites and other open habitats. We additionally have records from forests and woodlands.
Larval Host Plants: Members of this complex are highly polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of graminoids, forbs, and woody plants (Wagner et al., 2011). These include many species of agricultural importance. Heppner (2007) lists Celery (Apium graveolens), Cabbage (Brassica oleracea), Turnip (Brassica rapa), Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo), Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), Garden Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), apple (Malus), Cultivated Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), Garden Pea (Pisum sativum), Garden Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and Corn (Zea mays). The hosts used in North Carolina are unknown. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Mixed Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [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 herilis - Master's Dart

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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-01
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-01
Henderson Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-09-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-09-28
Madison Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Nora Murdock on 2025-09-26
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Nora Murdock on 2025-09-25
Henderson Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-09-24
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-09-24
Wake Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-08
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-08
Henderson Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-07
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-09-07
Henderson Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Chuck Smith on 2024-10-04
Davidson Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2024-09-23
Orange Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-09-22
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21
Buncombe Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-09-21
Chatham Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2024-08-11
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik, Larry Chen on 2023-10-28
Orange Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-07
Durham Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-10-06
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-30
Madison Co.
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Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-09-28
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Feltia herilis
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-09-26
Wake Co.
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