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  Name Garden Dart
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Arthropod a
  Classis Insect a
  Ordo Lepidoptera
  Familia Noctuidae
  Genus '' Euxoa ''
  Species '''''E nigricans'''''
  Binomial ''Euxoa nigricans''
  Binomial Authority Linnaeus , 1761


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 and is attracted to light and many different Flower s.

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 .