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Abagrotis alternata (greater red dart)

Synonyms: Abagrotis alternatella; Abagrotis uniformis

Wikipedia Abstract

The greater red dart or mottled gray cutworm (Abagrotis alternata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Eastern North America, from New Brunswick west across southern Canada to western Alberta, south to Arizona, New Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. The wingspan is 38–43 mm. Adults are on wing in August in Alberta. There is one generation per year. Abagrotis alternata' does not have a significant economic impact despite its prevalence in the northern United States.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0