# Euxoa detersa

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Species of moth

Euxoa detersa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Genus: Euxoa Species: E. detersa Binomial name Euxoa detersa (Walker, 1856) Synonyms Charaeas detersa Walker, 1856 Agrotis pitychrous Grote, 1873 Agrotis personata Morrison, 1876

***Euxoa detersa***, the **rubbed dart**, **sandhill cutworm** or **sand cutworm**, is a [moth](/source/Moth) of the family [Noctuidae](/source/Noctuidae). The species was [first described](/source/Species_description) by [Francis Walker](/source/Francis_Walker_(entomologist)) in 1856. It is found in North America from [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_(island)) to [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina), west to [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska), north to [Alberta](/source/Alberta) and the [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories).

The [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) is 30–35 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

- ["933461.00 – 10838 – *Euxoa detersa* – Rubbed Dart Moth – (Walker, 1856)"](http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10838). *North American Moth Photographers Group*. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

- McLeod, Robin (March 2, 2020). ["Species *Euxoa detersa* - Rubbed Dart - Hodges#10838"](https://bugguide.net/node/view/33694). *BugGuide*. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

- ["Species Details *Euxoa detersa*"](https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5115). *[University of Alberta](/source/University_of_Alberta) Museums*. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

Taxon identifiers Euxoa detersa Wikidata: Q5414815 BAMONA: Euxoa-detersa BOLD: 51001 BugGuide: 33694 CoL: 3DFTJ EoL: 449288 EPPO: EUXODE GBIF: 1773577 iNaturalist: 219940 IRMNG: 10774079 ITIS: 188693 LepIndex: 249500 MONA: 10838 NatureServe: 2.743243 NCBI: 1485811 Open Tree of Life: 3206817

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