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Noctuidae 933589 – 10942.1   Xestia dolosa Franclemont, 1980              Greater Black-letter Dart

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Synonymy: dolosa Franclemont, 1980 (Xestia) - MONA 1983: 10942.1 Taxonomic Notes: Xestia dolosa: Reported from Texas by Knudson and Bordelon (2004).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 Species Page at iNaturalist

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