Euxoa declarata, the clear dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Canada in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Manitoba. It is found as far west as central Alaska. In the United States it is also found to Minnesota and North Carolina in the east and Arizona, New Mexico and California in the west.

Euxoa declarata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. declarata
Binomial name
Euxoa declarata
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Mamestra declarata Walker, 1865
  • Agrotis decolor Morrison, 1875
  • Agrotis spectanda Smith, 1890

The wingspan is 31–37 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There is one generation per year.

Subspecies

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  • Euxoa declarata declarata
  • Euxoa declarata californica (California)
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  • Loh, Tim (September 5, 2018). "Species Euxoa declarata - Clear Dart - Hodges#10755". BugGuide. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  • Anweiler, G. G. (October 15, 2003). "Species Details Euxoa declarata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.