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Species Feltia tricosa - Tricose Dart - Hodges#10675

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Noctuidae: Feltia tricosa - Feltia tricosa Noctuidae: Feltia tricosa - Feltia tricosa Tricose Dart - Feltia tricosa Moth - Feltia tricosa Unknown moth? - Feltia tricosa Tricose Dart - Feltia tricosa - male Moth to porch light - Feltia tricosa Moth to black light - Feltia tricosa
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Noctuini
Subtribe Agrotina
Genus Feltia
Species tricosa (Tricose Dart - Hodges#10675)

Hodges Number

10675

Range

central portion of North America, north to QC, ON, MB but absent from both Canadian coasts

Season

adults fly from July to September

See Also

Feltia subgothica is difficult to separate by photo alone.
Comparison of the antennae of F. subgothica and F. tricosa.
Feltia herilis is similar but has darker shading of the forewing along the inner margin.
Feltia jaculifera is similar but has a distinctly longer claviform spot.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 28 January, 2005 - 7:18pm
Additional contributions by Nick Block, marcie oconnor, Ken Childs, Steve Morris
Last updated 17 February, 2023 - 3:37pm

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