About Xestia normaniana Grote, 1874
Xestia normaniana, commonly known as Norman's dart, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. Its distribution spans North America: it ranges from Nova Scotia across southern and central Canada to Alberta. In the eastern United States, its range extends from Maine to eastern Minnesota, and extends south along the Appalachian Mountains to western North Carolina. It has been newly recorded from Tennessee in recent times. The wingspan of adult Xestia normaniana measures 35 to 41 millimeters. Adults of this species are active and in flight from July to October. There is only one generation of this moth per year. The larvae feed primarily on shrubs, including species from the genera Vaccinium, Rubus, Spiraea, and Myrica, as well as the species Prunus avium.
