Pseudohermonassa bicarnea

Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, the pink-spotted dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in eastern North America, and as far west as south-central Saskatchewan and central North Dakota, south to western North Carolina. It has recently been recorded from Tennessee.

Pseudohermonassa bicarnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Pseudohermonassa
Species:	P. bicarnea
Binomial name
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
Noctua bicarnea Guenée, 1852 Xestia bicarnea (Guenée, 1852)

The wingspan is 32–43 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Glyceria maxima and Glyceria canadensis. Older records list Vaccinium, Betula populifolia, Taraxacum officinale, Acer and meadowsweet as food plants.

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• McLeod, Robin (August 29, 2015). "Species Pseudohermonassa bicarnea - Pink-spotted Dart Moth - Hodges#10950". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
• Pogue, Michael G. (2006). "The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A." Zootaxa. 1215: 1-95.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Page - Pseudohermonassa bicarnea". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
• "933629.00 – 10950 – Pseudohermonassa bicarnea – Pink-spotted Dart Moth – (Guenée, 1852)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.