Kebnat
INSECTS

Praevia Dart

Xestia praevia

Insects
Native
Praevia Dart, Adult
Praevia Dart, Adult
Praevia Dart, Adult male

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 10 observations of Praevia Dart in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie2
  2. Outaouais2
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  4. Centre-du-Québec1
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  6. Capitale-Nationale1
  7. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Balsam firAbies balsamea
Black sprucePicea mariana
Norway pinePinus resinosa
Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
TamarackLarix laricina
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca

Similar species

Northern Variable DartXestia badicollis
Large-spotted DartAplectoides condita
Dull Reddish DartXestia dilucida