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Choephora fungorum

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Choephora fungorum
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C. fungorum
Binomial name
Choephora fungorum
Grote & Robinson, 1868

The bent-line dart (Choephora fungorum) 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.