Feltia subterranea, formerly known as Agrotis subterranea, and commonly known as the granulate cutworm, subterranean dart moth, or tawny shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from Massachusetts and New York to California and the southern parts of the United States and Mexico. It is also present in Central America and South America where it has been reported in Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, South-East Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, the Antilles.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Feltia |
| Species: | F. subterranea
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| Feltia subterranea (Fabricius, 1794)
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The wingspan is 38–44 mm.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including over 61 hosts of economic importance.[2]
The adults are a pollinator of fetterbush lyonia.[3]
References
edit- ^ Markku Savela (November 5, 2008). "Agrotis genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Agrotis subterranea". North Carolina Integrated Pest Management Information. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Benning, John (October 2015). "Odd for an Ericad: Nocturnal Pollination of Lyonia lucida (Ericaceae)". American Midland Naturalist. 2 (174): 204–217. doi:10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.204. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
External links
edit- Feltia subterranea on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.
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