Square-spot Dart vs White-line Dart

Euxoa obelisca compared with Euxoa tritici

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Square-spot Dart	White-line Dart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Euxoa	Euxoa
Species	Euxoa obelisca	Euxoa tritici

Evolutionary Relationship

Square-spot Dart and White-line Dart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Euxoa.

Conservation Status

Square-spot Dart

LC — Least Concern

White-line Dart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Square-spot Dart	White-line Dart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Square-spot Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

White-line Dart

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden