Kebnat
INSECTS

Dappled Dart

Anaplectoides pressus

Insects
Native
Dappled Dart, photo 1 of 5
Dappled Dart, Adult
Dappled Dart, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 98 observations of Dappled Dart in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  2. Capitale-Nationale29
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  6. Côte-Nord5
  7. Nord-du-Québec2
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Montérégie2

What the caterpillar eats

Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TamarackLarix laricina
TOXIC
ElderSambucus nigra
Bird vetchVicia cracca
Slender willowSalix petiolaris

Similar species

Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina
Northern Variable DartXestia badicollis
Great BrocadeEurois occulta