archers dart vs Tar spot

Agrotis vestigialis compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• archers dart is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	archers dart	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Noctuidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Agrotis	Phyllachora
Species	Agrotis vestigialis	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

archers dart

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	archers dart	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

archers dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

archers dart

The Archers dart (Agrotis vestigialis) is a species in the genus Agrotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.