Moths of North Carolina
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112 NC Records

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

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Noctuinae		Tribe:
Noctuini		P3 Number:
933572		 MONA Number:
10944.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: 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.
Xestia smithii
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, with reported hosts including alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), strawberry (Fragaria), apple (Malus), passionflower (Passiflora), cherry (Prunus), dock (Rumex), elderberry (Sambucus), Viburnum, Viola, and grape (Vitis) (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.
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 Photo Gallery for Xestia smithii - Smith's Dart

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

Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-09-20
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-19
Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-17
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-11
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-02
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-08-27
Madison Co.
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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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