Bug FAQBrown-collared Dart
Protolampra brunneicollis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Brown-collared Dart Moth
The brown-collared dart is a moth in the Noctuidae family with a wingspan of about 35 mm. Its larvae feed on many low-growing plants such as blueberry, clover, dandelion, sweet-fern and tobacco, and have been reared on Vaccinium, dandelion and sweet-fern.
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How to recognize it
Protolampra brunneicollis, the brown-collared dart, belongs to the moth family Noctuidae.
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Size
Its wingspan measures roughly 35 mm.
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What it eats
They have also been successfully reared on Vaccinium, common dandelion and sweet-fern.
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Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from June through September. There may be one or two generations each year, or a single generation whose adults aestivate.
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When you see it
Adults are active from June to September.
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Where it comes from
The species is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Massachusetts, Kansas, Montana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When are adult brown-collared darts active?
Adults can be seen flying from June through September.
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protolampra_brunneicollis
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