Master's dart
Feltia herilis
Master's dart is a moth that flies at night in late summer and autumn. Its caterpillars are not picky eaters. They munch on crops, vegetables and herbs.
Lives in
North America, from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and south to the Gulf Coast
Wingspan
3.4 to 4.4 cm (1.3 to 1.7 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat many plants, including crops and vegetables. The grown-ups drink nectar.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 7 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 25 seconds
How big is Master's dart compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Master's dart about 15 km/h (9.3 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It has only one family a year.
2
The grown-ups fly from July to October.
3
Grown-up moths have been seen drinking nectar from blazing star flowers.
you asked
Most asked questions about Master's dart
?What does Master's dart eat?
Its caterpillars eat many plants, like crops, vegetables and herbs.
?How big is Master's dart?
Its open wings measure about 3.4 to 4.4 cm across.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Feltia herilis
- Named by
- Grote, 1873
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Herald dart
Where the facts come from
- Feltia herilis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Doctorkilmer. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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