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Noctuidae 933461 – 10838   Euxoa detersa (Walker, 1856)              Rubbed Dart

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Asteraceae Brassicaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Rosaceae Solanaceae.  Host genera: Avena Cakile Fragaria Glycine Phaseolus Nicotiana Salsola Secale Solanum Spartina Triticum Vaccinium Xanthium Zea.  Notes: polyphagous on vegatables (Zhang 1994).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: detersa (Walker, 1856) (Charaeas) - MONA 1983: 10838 ssp. a. detersa (Walker, 1856) (Charaeas)  pitychrous (Grote, 1873) (Agrotis) ssp. b. personata (Morrison, 1876) (Agrotis); TL: Illinois.  azif (Strecker, 1898) (Agrotis)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Lafontaine, J. D., 1987. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.2: p. 136; pl. 7.47-50. order or free PDF Morrison, H.K., 1876. Descriptions of New North American Noctuidae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 18: 238. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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