Moths of North Carolina

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Xestia normanianus (Grote, 1874) - Norman's Dart

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Noctuini

P3 Number:
933573

MONA Number:
10943.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: 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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are polyphagous, with reported hosts including Sweet-fern (Comptonia peregrina), cherry (Prunus), meadowsweet (Spiraea), and blueberry (Vaccinium) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Xestia normanianus - Norman's Dart

Photos: 21

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05 Henderson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05 Henderson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-06 Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14 Macon Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-26 Graham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-26 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-10-08 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-09-05 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-08-29 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-10-23 Cabarrus Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-10-22 Cabarrus Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2014-09-25 Ashe Co. Comment: