Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Diarsia jucunda | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Diarsia Rank Species | |
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.
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