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Divergent dart
Euxoa divergens dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Euxoa
Species:
E. divergens
Binomial name
Euxoa divergens
(Walker, [1857])
Synonyms
  • Agrotis divergens Walker, [1857]
  • Agrotis versipellis Grote, 1875
  • Carneades fusimacula Smith, 1891
  • Carneades fusimacula Smith, 1902
  • Agrotis abar Strecker, 1899
  • Carneades factoris Smith, 1900

Euxoa divergens, the divergent dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to New York and Michigan in the east, and in the mountains of the west, south to New Mexico, Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 31–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There is one generation per year.

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