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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. smithii
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| Xestia smithii (Snellen, 1896)[verification needed]
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References
edit- 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.
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