- Diarsia jucunda
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Diarsia jucunda Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Diarsia Species: D. jucunda Binomial name Diarsia jucunda
(Walker, [1857])Synonyms - Graphiphora jucunda Walker, 1857
- Agrotis perconflua Grote, 1876
- Agrotis eriensis Grote, 1878
- Agrotis hospitalis Grote, 1882
The Smaller Pinkish Dart (Diarsia jucunda) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland and central Ontario, west to northern Michigan and Wisconsin, south to Ohio. In the Appalachians it is found as far south as North Carolina. It has been recently recorded from Tennessee.
The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae are probably general feeders and have been recorded from grasses and Taraxacum officinale.
External links
- Bug Guide
- Images
- Moths of Maryland
- The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.
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