Kebnat
INSECTS

Clandestine Dart

Spaelotis clandestina

Insects
Native
Clandestine Dart, Adult
Clandestine Dart, Caterpillar
Clandestine Dart, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 46 observations of Clandestine Dart in Québec, mostly in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Montérégie6
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  5. Centre-du-Québec2
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  7. Côte-Nord2
  8. Laurentides1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  10. Estrie1
  11. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
French endiveCichorium intybus
TOXIC
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
PeachPrunus persica
DEADLY
Cultivated tobaccoNicotiana tabacum
MaizeZea mays
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Bread wheatTriticum aestivum
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
ZucchiniCucurbita pepo

Similar species

Miranda MothProxenus miranda
Soothsayer DartGraphiphora augur
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba