Kebnat
INSECTS

Reddish Speckled Dart

Cerastis tenebrifera

Insects
Native
Reddish Speckled Dart, photo 1 of 5
Reddish Speckled Dart, photo 2 of 5
Reddish Speckled Dart, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 70 observations of Reddish Speckled Dart in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie21
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  3. Montérégie11
  4. Outaouais6
  5. Capitale-Nationale5
  6. Laurentides4
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

DandelionTaraxacum officinale
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Wine grapeVitis vinifera
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
Slender willowSalix petiolaris
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides

Similar species

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Fish's DartCerastis fishii
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa