Kebnat
INSECTS

Norman’s Dart

Xestia normanianus

Insects
Native
Norman’s Dart, photo 1 of 5
Norman’s Dart, Adult
Norman’s Dart, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 42 observations of Norman’s Dart in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  2. Capitale-Nationale8
  3. Estrie5
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Laurentides2
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  8. Montréal1
  9. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Black cherryPrunus serotina

Similar species

Pink-spotted DartPseudohermonassa bicarnea
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Knee-joint DartFeltia geniculata
Pale-banded DartAgnorisma badinodis
Smith's DartXestia smithii
Bristly Cutworm MothLacinipolia renigera