About Eueretagrotis attentus Grote, 1874
Eueretagrotis attentus, commonly called the attentive dart or daggered heath dart, is a moth species that belongs to the Noctuidae family. Its range in North America extends from Nova Scotia west to Saskatchewan and the adjacent northern United States, and south along the Appalachian Mountains to Great Smoky Mountains National Park located in North Carolina and Tennessee. One single recorded occurrence of this species has been documented in northern Georgia. The wingspan of this moth measures 30 to 35 mm. Adult moths are active in flight from June through August. Eueretagrotis attentus produces one generation per year. Its larvae feed on plants from the genera Vaccinium, Salix, Sambucus, Fragaria, and also on the species Betula alleghaniensis.
