Moths of North Carolina
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106 NC Records

Xestia smithii (Snellen, 1896) - Smith's Dart Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933572.00 MONA Number: 10944.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous. Reported hosts include strawberry, elderberry, alder, apple, violet, birch, dock, and blueberry (Pogue, 2006; Robinson et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2012). - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Xestia smithii - Smith's Dart Moth

37 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-09-29
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-19
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-12
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-08-18
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2022-10-30
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-16
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-09-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-06
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: David George, L.M. Carlson, Becky Watkins on 2022-08-14
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-10-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-19
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-09-14
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-12
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-09-07
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-10-05
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-26
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-30
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-09
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-10-01
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-13
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2019-09-10
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-30
Madison Co.
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