Xestia smithii Snellen, 1896 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xestia smithii Snellen, 1896

Xestia smithii Snellen, 1896

Smith's dart (Xestia smithii) is a Noctuidae moth found across northern North America, described in 1896 by Snellen.

Family
Genus
Xestia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xestia smithii Snellen, 1896

Xestia smithii, commonly known as Smith's dart, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first formally described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1896. It is distributed across northern North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Xestia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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