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Noctuidae
933583 – 10967   Xestia elimata (Guenée, 1852)
             Southern Variable Dart

© Wanda Smith
Similar Species:
  • Xestia badicollis (Grote, 1873)
  • Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875)
  • Xestia praevia Lafontaine, 1998
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • elimata Guenée 1852 (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 10967; Type locality: Georgia
  • grisatra Smith 1907 (Semiophora); Type locality: Lakehurst, NJ
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia elimata (Guenée, 1852), n. comb. (Lafontaine 1998), was formerly placed in the genus Anomogyna.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Lafontaine, J. D., 1998. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 27.3: p. 127; pl. 3.16-17. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Xestia elimata
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia elimata
    © Aubrey Scott
    Xestia elimata
    © Tony DeSantis
    Xestia elimata
    42mm – © Jim Vargo
    Xestia elimata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Xestia elimata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Xestia elimata
    © George Smiley LG
    40mm on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
    Xestia elimata
    © George Smiley LG
    22mm on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)

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