Bug FAQCollared Dart
Agnorisma bugrai · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Collared Dart Moth
The collared dart has a wingspan of about 25 mm. Adults are active in late summer, typically from August to September depending on location.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 25 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found across central Canada, the northern United States, and the Rocky Mountains to Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly from August through September, varying by region.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native distribution covers central Canada, the northern United States, and the Rocky Mountains south to Colorado.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming, Oregon, Connecticut, New Mexico, Idaho.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnorisma_bugrai
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