Kebnat
INSECTS

Venerable Dart

Agrotis venerabilis

Insects
Native
Venerable Dart, photo 1 of 5
Venerable Dart, photo 2 of 5
Venerable Dart, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 111 observations of Venerable Dart in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue30
  2. Capitale-Nationale23
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  4. Montérégie12
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  6. Estrie6
  7. Montréal6
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Outaouais3
  10. Centre-du-Québec2
  11. Laval1
  12. Laurentides1
  13. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
White cloverTrifolium repens
DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
Johnny-jump-upViola tricolor
TOXIC
OatAvena sativa
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Field melilotMelilotus officinalis
TOXIC
Common chickweedStellaria media
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Voluble DartAgrotis volubilis
Swordsman DartAgrotis gladiaria
Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon
Dock Rustic MothResapamea passer
Dingy Cutworm MothFeltia jaculifera
Iris Borer MothMacronoctua onusta
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians