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Cerastis tenebrifera (reddish speckled dart)

Synonyms: Cerastis catherina; Cerastis manifestolabes

Wikipedia Abstract

The Reddish Speckled Dart (Cerastis tenebrifera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to South Carolina, west to Texas, north to Nebraska and southern Ontario. The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June. Larvae have been reared on Lactuca, Vitus, Taraxacum officinale, Rubus idaeus, Salix petiolaris, Prunus virginiana, Betula papyrifera and Vaccinium myrtilloides.
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Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]
Vaccinium myrtilloides (velvetleaf huckleberry)[1]
Vitis vinifera (wine grape)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 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