Obelisk Dart Moth
Euxoa obeliscoides (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Identification: Forewing with dirty white strip along costa from base to reniform spot; an adjacent black strip provides a contrasting background for the large pale yellowish reniform and orbicular spots; claviform spot cone-shaped, dark gray; medium gray triangular area along inner margin tapers from base to near anal angle; subterminal area pale gray (or reddish-brown in female [?]); terminal band medium gray with jagged inner margin and slightly paler patch at apex; top of thorax with large pale central patch surrounded by darker area. Hindwing white with diffuse gray terminal band (or solid brownish-gray, slightly darker distally in female
Wing Span: 2.8-3.6 cm
Life History:
Flight: July to September
Caterpillar Hosts: Unknown
Adult Food:
Habitat: Sandy pine forest, dry aspen parkland, riparian cottonwood stands
Range: British Columbia to Quebec and Maine, south in the east to New England and Illinois, south in the west to California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 11, 2016
Submitted by: Bennet
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 14, 2017
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Nov 12, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2017
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 07, 2016
Observation date: Aug 02, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2016
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 10, 2015
Observation date: Aug 12, 2015
Submitted by: nickenew
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 10, 2015