Biology:Cerastis tenebrifera

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Short description: Species of moth

Cerastis tenebrifera
Cerastis tenebrifera – Reddish Speckled Dart Moth.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cerastis
Species:
C. tenebrifera
Binomial name
Cerastis tenebrifera
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Hadena tenebrifera Walker, 1865
  • Matuta catherina Grote, 1874
  • Agrotis manifestolabes Morrison, 1875

The reddish speckled dart (Cerastis tenebrifera) 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, Vitis, Taraxacum officinale, Rubus idaeus, Salix petiolaris, Prunus virginiana, Betula papyrifera and Vaccinium myrtilloides.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5063706 entry