Pink-spotted Dart
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Forewing dark purplish brown with pinkish orange blotches near base and at top of pm. line. Lines double, black. Orbicular spot angled, open toward costa, interrupting black bar from am. line to reniform spot. Hindwing grayish brown, darker at outer margin.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.3 cm.
Life History:
Flight: August-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many plants, including birches, clovers, and maples.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to North Carolina, west to Manitoba and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Genus name was changed from Xestia to Pseudohermonassa in 7/2009 as per Hugh McGuinness.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Xestia bicarnea
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 07, 2016
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 21, 2015
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 25, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2012
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 02, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2020
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 28, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2020
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2020
Submitted by: kbemrald
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Aug 29, 2020
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2020
Submitted by: Rjfischer
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2020
Observation date: Aug 08, 2020
Submitted by: Deaner414
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 02, 2019
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
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