Greater Black-letter Dart

Xestia dolosa

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Xestia dolosa, known by the names greater black-letter dart, woodland spotted cutworm and spotted cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. (The common name spotted cutworm is also used for larvae of Xestia c-nigrum.) It is found in North America from the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to Florida, west to Texas, and north to North Dakota and Manitoba.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 205Canada · 34

Sources and credits

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Greater Black-letter Dart

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