Kebnat
INSECTS

Smith's Dart

Xestia smithii

Insects
Native
Smith's Dart, photo 1 of 5
Smith's Dart, Caterpillar
Smith's Dart, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 201 observations of Smith's Dart in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 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-Témiscamingue45
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  3. Estrie32
  4. Capitale-Nationale18
  5. Outaouais16
  6. Montérégie15
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  8. Laurentides6
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  10. Côte-Nord6
  11. Montréal5
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Mauricie2

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
ElderSambucus nigra
TOXIC
Deadly NightshadeAtropa bella-donna
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus
Virginia strawberryFragaria virginiana

Similar species

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Variegated Cutworm MothPeridroma saucia
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
Pale-banded DartAgnorisma badinodis
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa
Norman’s DartXestia normanianus
Miranda MothProxenus miranda
Speckled Green Fruitworm MothOrthosia hibisci
Poplar Catkin SallowAnathix puta
Bicolored SallowSunira bicolorago
Brown-collared DartProtolampra brunneicollis
American Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidoides