Kebnat
INSECTS

Greater Black-letter Dart

Xestia dolosa

Insects
Native
Greater Black-letter Dart, Adult
Greater Black-letter Dart, photo 2 of 5
Greater Black-letter Dart, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 11 observations of Greater Black-letter Dart in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Montréal, and it has been reported in 6 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie3
  2. Capitale-Nationale3
  3. Montréal2
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  5. Laurentides1
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

What the caterpillar eats

BarleyHordeum vulgare
MaizeZea mays

Similar species

Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Pink-spotted DartPseudohermonassa bicarnea
Master's DartFeltia herilis