| Cerastis tenebrifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cerastis |
| Species: | C. tenebrifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerastis tenebrifera (Walker, 1865) |
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The Reddish Speckled Dart (Cerastis tenebrifera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to South Carolina, west to Texas, north to Nebraska and southern Ontario.
The wingspan is 30-40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June.
Larvae have been reared on Lactuca, Vitus, Taraxacum officinale, Rubus idaeus, Salix petiolaris, Prunus virginiana, Betula papyrifera and Vaccinium myrtilloides.