Bug FAQSmith's Dart
Xestia smithii · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: Smith's Dart Moth
Smith's dart is found across the northern part of North America. Its native range is also the northern region of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in habitats throughout northern North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers the northern areas of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, Alaska, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Colorado, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xestia_smithii
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.