A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/24/2016).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/18/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA).

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 272303 - Psn: 52)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/27/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 476553 - Psn: 54)

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2020).

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 478228 - Psn: 55)

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 272517 - Psn: 65)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 478229 - Psn: 65)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 241131 - Psn: 66)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 245734 - Psn: 77)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 233686 - Psn: 78)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/2/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 272500 - Psn: 78)

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Snowy Dart Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1266085 - Psn: 78)

Snowy Dart Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1310984 - Psn: 78)

Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/12/2010).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/9/2007).

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Snowy Dart Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1072138 - Psn: 165)

Snowy Dart Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2000). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2000).

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A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/24/2016). View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/18/2016). Verified by Roger Downer (BAMONA). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/30/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Barbara Speckart.

Snowy Dart Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/31/2025). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2025). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/12/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/9/2007). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

Snowy Dart Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Paul Dennehy.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2000). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Snowy Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2000). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Source: Wikipedia

Snowy dart

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Anicla
Species:	A. illapsa
Binomial name
*Anicla illapsa* (Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
Euagrotis illapsa (Walker, 1857)

Anicla illapsa (snowy dart) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New Brunswick to Florida, west to Texas, Nebraska and Ontario.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. There are two generations per year.

Larvae have been reared on Phleum pratense and probably feed on various other grasses in the wild.