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Euxoa bostoniensis

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Euxoa bostoniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. bostoniensis
Binomial name
Euxoa bostoniensis
(Grote, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis bostoniensis Grote, 1874

Euxoa bostoniensis, the Boston dart or drab cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario and Maine to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Michigan. It has also been recorded from Florida, California and South Dakota.

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again from September to October.

The larvae feed on Nicotiana species, but the species also occurs in areas where tobacco does not occur.

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