dart-mothn. a moth of the genus Agrotis, so called from a mark on the fore wing.
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1819 G. SamouelleEntomologist's Compend. IndexDart-moths.
1848 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club2 329Agrotis segetum (the Dart Moth), and Agrotis exclamationis (the Heart and Dart Moth).