Xestia smithii

Xestia smithii, or Smith's dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen in 1896. It is found across northern North America.

Xestia smithii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xestia
Species:	X. smithii
Binomial name
Xestia smithii (Snellen, 1896)[verification needed]

References

• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
• McLeod, Robin (March 13, 2018). "Species Xestia smithii - Smith's Dart - Hodges#10944". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
• Pogue, Michael G. (2006). "The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A." Zootaxa. 1215: 1-95. ISBN 978-1-86977-001-3.
• "933572.00 – 10944 – Xestia smithii – Smith's Dart Moth – (Snellen, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.