Bug FAQRed Dart
Diarsia rubifera · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Red Dart Moth
The red dart (Diarsia rubifera) is a moth in the Noctuidae family. Its wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults fly from July through August across Canada and the northern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Diarsia rubifera, called the red dart, belongs to the moth family Noctuidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The moth’s wingspan measures roughly 29 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing during July and August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the whole of Canada and the northern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, Michigan, North Carolina, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Noctuidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarsia_rubifera
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