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Noctuidae 933498 – 10670   Feltia jaculifera (Guenée, 1852)              Dingy Cutworm

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Apiaceae Asteraceae Cabombaceae Caryophyllaceae Convolvulaceae Brassicaceae Cucurbitaceae Ericaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Linaceae Melanthiaceae[Liliaceae] Plantaginaceae Polygonaceae Rosaceae Scrophularia..  Host genera: Apium Aster[unresolved] Avena Brassica Cabomba Conringia Cucumis Fragaria Grindelia Helianthus Ipomoea Lactuca Linum Lupinus Malus Medicago Nicotiana Phaseolus Pisum Plantago Poa Rubus Rumex Secale So...  Notes: many herbs (Panzer et al 2003); generalist on various shrubs, crops & grasses (Leckie & Beadle 2018); some host plants records may be unreliable due to confusion with other species (Powell & Opler 200...  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: jaculifera (Guenée, 1852) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10670 ducens Walker, 1856 (Feltia) edentata Smith, 1902 (Feltia) - MONA 1983: [10679] hudsoni Franclemont & Todd, 1983 (Feltia) emend. - MONA 1983: [10671]; TL: (no type). hudsonii Smith, 1903 (Feltia) radiata Smith, 1891 (Feltia) Taxonomic Notes: Feltia jaculifera: Includes as synonyms Feltia edentata [10679] and Feltia hutsoni [10671].

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. 213; pl. J.21-25. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 57.42m; 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 E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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