The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A. Author Pogue, Michael G. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-05-26 1215 1 1 95 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1215.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.1215.1.1 1175­5334 5064764 B89D6B58-561B-48A5-B7D7-51B5C30B93CC 12. Cerastis fishii (Grote) ( Figs. 46–47 , Map 30) Identification: Forewing length 13.0–17.0 mm. Antennae are bipectinate in the male and filiform in the female. Forewing is reddish brown, significantly lighter than in Cerastis tenebrifera (Walker) . Head and thorax are darker than forewing. Orbicular spot is absent on most specimens, when present, it consists of only a few black and white scales. Reniform spot is always present, and can be faint. It consists of a black interior bordered by white. There is a prominent black subapical spot on the costa of the forewing. The subterminal line is below this spot and consists of a series of small black spots that extend to the posterior margin. Hindwing is pale gray with a slightly darker, obscure marginal band. Flight period: Collected in early March. Collected localities: Tennessee : Blount Co. , Tremont Environmental Education Center. ( 1 specimen ) MAP 30. Collecting localities of Cerastis fishii . Elevation range: 1360 ft. ( 415 m ) General distribution: This species is distributed in eastern North America from Newfoundland to southern Ontario in Canada ; in the United States from Maine west to Ohio, Michigan , and northern Wisconsin , then south to North Carolina ( Lafontaine 1998 ). The collection from GSMNP is a new record for the state of Tennessee . Larval hosts: Larvae feed on blueberry flowers then the leaves ( Vaccinium spp. , E ricaceae) ( McCabe 1991 ).