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

© Aubrey Scott
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
Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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Xestia dilucida
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33mm – © Jim Vargo
Xestia dilucida
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia dilucida
© Canadian National Collection LG


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