Anicla illapsa (Walker) Snowy Dart

Pogue, Michael G., 2006, The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A., Zootaxa 1215 (1), pp. 1-95 : 15

2. Anicla illapsa (Walker) Snowy Dart

( Figs. 2–3, Map 2)

Identification: Forewing length 14.0–17.0 mm. This species is usually smaller than A. forbesi , and the black patch on the prothorax is smaller in A. illapsa . Forewing ground color tends to be more reddish­brown than in A. forbesi . Forewing pattern is similar in both species. Hindwing is white in male and somewhat more darkly suffused in the female.

Flight period: Collected at the end of April.

Collected localities: North Carolina: Swain Co., Big Cove Road , site p. (1 specimen) MAP 2. Collecting localities of Anicla illapsa .

Elevation range: 2040 ft. (622 m)

General distribution: Widely distributed from eastern Canada south to Florida, west to Texas, and Nebraska ( Lafontaine 2004).

Larval hosts: Reared on timothy ( Phleum pratense L., Poaceae ) and probably feeds on a variety of other grasses ( Lafontaine 2004).