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

© Aubrey Scott
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:
  • dilucida (Morrison, 1875) (Agrotis) - MONA 1983: 10969; TL: Milford, NH.
  • atoma (Smith, 1907) (Semiophora); TL: Lakehurst. NJ.
  • janualis (Grote, 1878) (Agrotis); TL: Albany. NY.
  • youngii (Smith, 1902) (Semiophora); TL: Mer Bleue [Bog], near Ottawa, ON.
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875), n. comb. (Lafontaine 1998), was formerly placed in the genus Anomogyna; includes as a synonym Xestia youngii .
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Xestia dilucida
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia dilucida
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia dilucida
    © Tom Murray
    Xestia dilucida
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia dilucida
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia dilucida
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Xestia dilucida
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Xestia dilucida
    © Ken Childs
    Xestia dilucida
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia dilucida
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia dilucida
    36mm – © Jim Vargo
    Xestia dilucida
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Xestia dilucida
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Xestia dilucida
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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