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#1348 Dapa, Valle Del Cauca<br />
2100m Cerastis tenebrifera,National Moth Week 2022,moth week 2022 Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Identified elsewhere as Cerastis tenebrifera but I don't beleive it is correct. Doesn't match images of that species and would be very far out of range. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

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The reddish speckled dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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''.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Peter Dexter Hoell
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By Peter Dexter Hoell

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2022. Captured Jul 25, 2022 20:28.
  • ILCE-6000
  • f/18.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO1250
  • 50mm