Venerable Dart (Agrotis venerabilis)

Venerable Dart, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Agrotis venerabilis, the dusky cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from coast to coast from central Canada south to Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Venerable Dart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Agrotis volubilis
Agrotis spinifera

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Agrotis
Species: Agrotis venerabilis

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