About Feltia subterranea Fabricius, 1794
Feltia subterranea, previously classified as Agrotis subterranea, is a moth species of the family Noctuidae. It has three common names: granulate cutworm, subterranean dart moth, and tawny shoulder. This moth occurs across North America, ranging from Massachusetts and New York to California, and throughout the southern United States and Mexico. It is also found across Central America, South America, and the Antilles, with confirmed reports in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, southeast Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. The wingspan of adult Feltia subterranea measures 38 to 44 mm. Its larvae feed on a broad variety of plants, including more than 61 host species that hold economic importance. Adult moths of this species act as pollinators for fetterbush lyonia.
