Kebnat
INSECTS

Reaper Dart

Euxoa messoria

Insects
Native
Reaper Dart, Adult male
Reaper Dart, Adult
Reaper Dart, photo 3 of 5
32–36 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 32–36 mm.

There are 50 observations of Reaper Dart in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale15
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  5. Lanaudière2
  6. Montérégie2
  7. Estrie2
  8. Montréal2
  9. Laval1
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

Field mustardBrassica rapa
TOXIC
Sweet-potatoIpomoea batatas
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
Common beetBeta vulgaris
RapeBrassica napus
SunflowerHelianthus annuus
Common purslanePortulaca oleracea
TOXIC
Irish potatoSolanum tuberosum
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
TOXIC
Garden onionAllium cepa
Garden lettuceLactuca sativa
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Tessellate DartEuxoa tessellata
Rubbed DartEuxoa detersa
Hairy Euxoa MothEuxoa comosa
Glassy Cutworm MothApamea devastator
Old Man DartAgrotis vetusta