Knee-joint Dart Moth

Feltia geniculata Grote & Robinson, 1868

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Hodges #10680

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/22/2013). (Photo ID: 40877 - Psn: 30)

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/22/2013).

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A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). (Photo ID: 163817 - Psn: 35)

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/14/2015). (Photo ID: 240813 - Psn: 65)

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/14/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30). (Photo ID: 61793 - Psn: 120)

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30).

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Knee-joint Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1398317 - Psn: 166)

Knee-joint Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved

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A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/22/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/14/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Knee-joint Dart Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/30). View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

Knee-joint Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

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Feltia geniculata

29. A. geniculata, m. p. 370. Massachusetts. H10680 Feltia geniculata (G. & R., 1868)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Feltia
Species:	F. geniculata
Binomial name
*Feltia geniculata* Grote & Robinson, 1868
Synonyms
Trichosilia geniculata (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Feltia geniculata, the knee-joint dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba and adjacent parts of the United States, including Massachusetts.

The wingspan is 29–34 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-September.

The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants.

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Taxon identifiers
Trichosilia geniculata	Wikidata: Q5442654 Wikispecies: Trichosilia geniculata BAMONA: Trichosilia-geniculata EoL: 456270 GBIF: 1793741 IRMNG: 10770662 MONA: 10680 Open Tree of Life: 4260881

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