| Garden Dart | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Agrotini |
| Genus: | Euxoa |
| Species: | E. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Euxoa nigricans Linnaeus, 1761 |
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The Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.
This is a rather drab species, forewings ranging from pale to dark brown with indistinct markings. The hindwings are white with a grey fringe. The wingspan is 32-40 mm. This moth flies at night in July and August [1] and is attracted to light and many different flowers.
The larva is green or brown with two white stripes down each side. It feeds on a range of plants (see list below). The species overwinters as an egg.