Subterranean Dart

Fascinating facts about the Subterranean Dart

• The granulate cutworm, also called the subterranean dart moth or tawny shoulder, is a single Noctuidae species that spans a huge portion of the Americas. It inhabits North America from the northeastern states of Massachusetts and New York across the continent to California, and its range pushes into the southern United States and Mexico.
• In North America the species ranges from Massachusetts and New York across the continent to California and continues southward into the United States and Mexico.
• Records show it in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, South-East Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and the Antilles. These records span from the Caribbean island of Cuba to the southern tip of Chile.
• The larvae of Feltia subterranea feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance.
• Adult granulate cutworms visit the flowers of fetterbush lyonia and act as pollinators for this plant. These moths are found across a continent-spanning range from the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts and New York to the Pacific coast of California, and further into the southern United States, Mexico and many countries of Central and South America.

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About the Subterranean Dart

In the depths of the earth, a nocturnal nomad stirs, as the Subterranean Dart emerges from its underground lair, its delicate wings beating with a hypnotic rhythm as it navigates the dark, mysterious world above. With an ethereal elegance, this moth dances through the shadows, its subtle, mottled hues allowing it to blend seamlessly into the surrounding landscape, a master of stealth and deception. As it flits from flower to flower, the Subterranean Dart's very existence is a testament to the wonders that lie just beneath our feet, waiting to be uncovered.

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