Feltia jaculifera

Feltia jaculifera, the dingy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae and is common throughout North America.

The M3 and CU1 veins have white-lines that extend from the bottom corner to the outer margin.

The larvae feed upon more than forty different species of plants including but not limited to; alfalfa, aster, blueberry, chickweed, clover, corn, dock, flax, goldenrod, miscellaneous garden vegetables, grasses, mullein, oats, raspberry, rye, tobacco, and wheat.

[2] Adults are seen flying from July to November and the larvae overwinter and emerge in the spring.

[2] In more arid areas adults can be found nectaring and resting on composite flowers in the late afternoon.