MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae 933626 – 10955   Agnorisma badinodis (Grote, 1874)              Pale-banded Dart

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

© Jim McClarin Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Caryophyllaceae Brassicaceae Fagaceae Poaceae Fabaceae Hyacinthaceae[Liliaceae] Polygonaceae Rosaceae Solanaceae Vitaceae.  Host genera: Aster[unresolved] Brassica Cerastium Fagus Malus Medicago Nicotiana Ornithogalum Prunus Quercus Rumex Sisymbrium Solidago Stellaria Symphyotrichum[=Aster] Taraxacum Triticum Trifolium Viburnum Vitis.  Notes: polyphagous on herbs (Poole 1989); geberal feeder on forbs, shrubs & small trees (Wagner et al 2011).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: badinodis (Grote, 1874) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10955 hero (Morrison, 1876) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: [11005]; TL: Beverly, MA. Taxonomic Notes: Agnorisma badinodis: Includes as a synonym Protolampra hero. Formerly placed in the genus Xestia.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 175; pl. 4.57-58. order or free PDF Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 238. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

© Bob Patterson © Will Cook © Mark Dreiling © Doug Hughes © Mark Dreiling - DNA

LG – © Jim Troubridge 36mm – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone