Willow dart
Cerastis salicarum
''Cerastis salicarum'', the willow dart, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Cerastis salicarum'' is 10996.
V-shaped medial line on forewing is most noticeable feature, bordered basally by light brown area, and distally by dark brown (the line appears as a W-shape in moths at rest with wings held together over back); transverse ridge of raised scales in basal area gives the appearance of a "moth with shoulder pads"; claviform spot dark brown, cone-shaped, very conspicuous, descending from double AM line; subterminal area dark, bordered basally by pale ST line.
V-shaped medial line on forewing is most noticeable feature, bordered basally by light brown area, and distally by dark brown (the line appears as a W-shape in moths at rest with wings held together over back); transverse ridge of raised scales in basal area gives the appearance of a "moth with shoulder pads"; claviform spot dark brown, cone-shaped, very conspicuous, descending from double AM line; subterminal area dark, bordered basally by pale ST line.
