Moths of North Carolina
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88 NC Records

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

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933573.00 MONA Number: 10943.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); 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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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 normanianus - Norman's Dart Moth

Photos: 16

Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2023-10-06
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-10-01
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, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-09-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-05
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-08-23
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2022-09-26
Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-09-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: tom ward on 2020-10-08
Buncombe Co.
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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.
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Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2018-09-14
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-10-23
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2017-10-22
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2014-09-25
Ashe Co.
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