Kebnat
INSECTS

Pink-spotted Dart

Pseudohermonassa bicarnea

Insects
Native
Pink-spotted Dart, photo 1 of 5
Pink-spotted Dart, photo 2 of 5
Pink-spotted Dart, photo 3 of 5
32–43 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 32–43 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 84 observations of Pink-spotted Dart in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale19
  2. Estrie16
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  4. Montérégie8
  5. Outaouais8
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  8. Laurentides2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Canadian glyceriaGlyceria canadensis
Reed mannagrassGlyceria maxima
DandelionTaraxacum officinale

Similar species

Morrison's Sooty DartPseudohermonassa tenuicula
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Norman’s DartXestia normanianus
Greater Black-letter DartXestia dolosa
Miranda MothProxenus miranda