Google
WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae
933501 – 10674   Feltia subgothica (Haworth, 1809)
             Subgothic Dart, The Gothic Dart

© John Lee
Similar Species:
  • Feltia tricosa (Lintner, 1874) male have long spinelike setae on each antennae segment which bend toward the apex creating a line parallel to the axis of the antenna. In subgothica, the setae are straighter and more parallel to each other.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Noctua subgothica Haworth, 1809
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 224.
  • Lafontaine, J. D., 2004. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.1: p. 217; pl. J.30-32. order or free PDF
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Moths of North Dakota (images comparing antennae).
  • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
  • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
Feltia subgothica
© Robin Mcleod
Feltia subgothica
© David Silsbee
Feltia subgothica
© Tim Dyson
Feltia subgothica
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Feltia subgothica
34mm – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone