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Noctuidae 933586 – 10969   Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875)              Dull Reddish Dart

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Distribution: Type locality (dilucida): Milford, NH. Type locality (atoma): Lakehurst. NJ. Type locality (janualis): Albany. NY. Type locality (youngii): Mer Bleue [Bog], near Ottawa, ON Similar Species: Xestia badicollis (Grote, 1873) Xestia elimata (Guenée, 1852) Xestia praevia Lafontaine, 1998 Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Agrotis dilucida Morrison, 1875 • Semiophora atoma Smith, 1907 • Agrotis janualis Grote, 1878 • Semiophora youngii Smith, 1902 Taxonomic Notes: Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875), n. comb. (Lafontaine 1998), was formerly placed in the genus Anomogyna; includes as a synonym Xestia youngii .

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. 129; pl. 3.22-23. order or free PDF Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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