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Noctuidae
933589 – 10942.1   Xestia dolosa Franclemont, 1980
             Greater Black-letter Dart
© Mark Dreiling - DNA© David Reed
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • dolosa Franclemont 1980 (Xestia) - MONA 1983: 10942.1
  • Taxonomic Notes: Xestia dolosa: Reported from Texas by Knudson and Bordelon (2004).
    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. 134; pl. 3.30-31. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Xestia dolosa
    © Nolie Schneider
    Xestia dolosa
    © Hugh McGuinness - X. dolosa
    Xestia dolosa
    © John Davis
    Xestia dolosa
    © Nolie Schneider
    Xestia dolosa
    © Hugh McGuinness - X. dolosa
    Xestia dolosa
    © Hugh McGuinness - X. c-nigrum
    Xestia dolosa
    © Hugh McGuinness - X. c-nigrum
    Xestia dolosa
    © John Himmelman
    Xestia dolosa
    © Jim McClarin
    Xestia dolosa
    © Tim Dyson - m.
    Xestia dolosa
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Xestia dolosa
    42mm – © Jim Vargo
    Xestia dolosa
    © Betsy Higgins


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