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Choephora fungorum

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Choephora fungorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Choephora
Species:
C. fungorum
Binomial name
Choephora fungorum
Grote & Robinson, 1868

Choephora fungorum, the bent-line dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, from southern Ontario, Pennsylvania, and southern Michigan, south to the Gulf coast of northern Florida and west to central Kansas and eastern Texas.

The wingspan is 33–47 mm. The moth flies from September to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Trifolium, Nicotiana and various herbaceous weeds. Larvae have been reared on Taraxacum species.

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