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Noctuidae 933504 – 10664   Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794)              Subterranean Dart

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Alliaceae[Liliaceae] Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Apiaceae Aquifoliaceae Araceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Convolvulaceae Cucurbitaceae Fabaceae Lauraceae Liliaceae Malvaceae Pa..  Host genera: Allium Amaranthus Arachis Asparagus Arctium Beta Brassica Caladium Capsella Capsicum Cichorium Citrullus Cucumis Cucurbita Daucus Eremochloa Gossypium Hibiscus Ilex Ipomoea Lactuca Lepidium Medicago N...  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); variety of broad-leaved herbaceous plants (Powell & Opler 2009).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: subterranea (Fabricius, 1794) (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 10664 annexa (Treitschke, 1825) (Agrotis) anteposita (Guenée, 1852) (Agrotis) decernens (Walker, [1857]) (Agrotis) interferens (Walker, 1858) (Agrotis) interposita (Maassen, 1890) (Agrotis) lutaea (Druce, 1889) (Xylina) lutescens (Blanchard, 1852) (Noctua) lytaea (Druce, 1889) (Xylina) Taxonomic Notes: Feltia subterranea: Formerly placed in the genus Agrotis.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 220; pl. J.40-41. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.43m, 57.44f; p. 312. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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