Smith's Dart
Xestia smithii

Xestia smithii, or Smith's dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1896. It is found across northern North America. Source
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In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 7 times across 2 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Related species
- Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
- Dotted Clay Xestia baja
- Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa
- Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata
- Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum
- Square-spotted Clay Xestia stigmatica
- Xestia speciosa
- Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.