Feltia tricosa Lintner, 1874 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Feltia tricosa Lintner, 1874

Feltia tricosa Lintner, 1874

Feltia tricosa (the tricose dart) is a Noctuidae moth found in North America with a ~35 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Feltia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Feltia tricosa Lintner, 1874

Feltia tricosa, commonly known as the tricose dart, is a moth species that belongs to the family Noctuidae. Its scientific name is Feltia tricosa Lintner, 1874. This species is located in central North America, with a range extending north into Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. The wingspan of adult Feltia tricosa measures approximately 35 mm. In the northern part of its range, adult moths are active in flight from July through September. It is thought that the larvae of this species feed on a very broad range of different plants.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Feltia

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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