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Noctuidae 933588 – 10942   Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)              Lesser Black-letter Dart

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: c-nigrum Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) adela Franclemont 1980 (Xestia) degenerata Staudinger 1889 (Agrotis) depravata Bang-Haas 1912 (Agrotis) ignorata Eitschberger 1972 (Amathes) kurilana Bryk 1942 (Diarsia) nunatrum Esper 1786 (Bombyx) singularis Esper 1786 (Bombyx) Taxonomic Notes: Xestia c-nigrum: Includes as a subspecies Xestia adela [10942].

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. 132; pl. 3.27-29. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 58.21f; p. 315. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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