Kebnat
INSECTS

Two-spotted Dart

Eueretagrotis perattentus

Insects
Native
Two-spotted Dart, photo 1 of 5
Two-spotted Dart, photo 2 of 5
Two-spotted Dart, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 166 observations of Two-spotted Dart in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie38
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine34
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue29
  4. Capitale-Nationale22
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  7. Outaouais7
  8. Côte-Nord6
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Nord-du-Québec1
  13. Laurentides1

What the caterpillar eats

Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana
Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Balsam firAbies balsamea
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Paper birchBetula papyrifera

Similar species

Sigmoid DartEueretagrotis sigmoides
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Attentive DartEueretagrotis attentus
Tessellate DartEuxoa tessellata
Knee-joint DartFeltia geniculata
Northern Variable DartXestia badicollis
Blueberry DartCoenophila opacifrons
Collared DartAgnorisma bugrai
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum