Southern Variable Dart

Xestia elimata

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Xestia elimata, the southern variable dart or variable climbing caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the eastern part of North America, including Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland and New England.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 71

Sources and credits

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