{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | image = Rubbed Dart.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = Rubbed Dart1.jpg | image2_caption = | taxon = Euxoa detersa | authority = ([[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Walker]], 1856) | synonyms = *''Charaeas detersa'' <small>Walker, 1856</small> *''Agrotis pitychrous'' <small>Grote, 1873</small> *''Agrotis personata'' <small>Morrison, 1876</small> }}

'''''Euxoa detersa''''', the '''rubbed dart''', '''sandhill cutworm''' or '''sand cutworm''', is a [[moth]] of the family [[Noctuidae]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Francis Walker (entomologist)|Francis Walker]] in 1856. It is found in North America from [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] to [[North Carolina]], west to [[Nebraska]], north to [[Alberta]] and the [[Northwest Territories]].

The [[wingspan]] is 30–35&nbsp;mm. Adults are on wing from July to October. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on corn, various grasses, cranberry, saltwort, sea-rocket, various garden crops and commercial grains.

The larvae construct burrows to feed on underground portions of host plants. They are considered very destructive in fields planted in sandy soils.

==Subspecies== *''Euxoa detersa detersa'' *''Euxoa detersa personata'' (Illinois)

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite web |url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10838 |title=933461.00 – 10838 – ''Euxoa detersa'' – Rubbed Dart Moth – (Walker, 1856) |website=North American Moth Photographers Group |publisher=Mississippi State University |access-date=November 15, 2020}} *{{cite web |last=McLeod |first=Robin |date=March 2, 2020 |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/33694 |title=Species ''Euxoa detersa'' - Rubbed Dart - Hodges#10838 |website=BugGuide |access-date=November 15, 2020}} *{{cite web |url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5115 |title=Species Details ''Euxoa detersa'' |website=[[University of Alberta]] Museums |publisher=E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum |access-date=November 15, 2020}}

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[[Category:Euxoa]] [[Category:Moths of North America]] [[Category:Moths described in 1856]] [[Category:Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)]]

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