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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 05, 2021
Submitted by: heinert
Region: Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Sep 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 24, 2021
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 18, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 12, 2021
Observation date: Jul 29, 2010
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2020
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 28, 2020
Observation date: Aug 15, 2020
Submitted by: donker254
Region: Fremont County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 19, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 22, 2019
Observation date: May 20, 2018
Submitted by: Willtest00
Region: Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018
Observation date: Sep 06, 2018
Submitted by: John W Ashley
Region: Flathead County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 08, 2018
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