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Xestia dolosa (Greater Black-letter Dart)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Greater Black-letter Dart, Woodland Spotted Cutworm or Spotted Cutworm (Xestia dolosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family (Note that the common name Spotted Cutworm is also used for larvae of Xestia c-nigrum). It is found from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to Florida west to Texas, north to North Dakota and Manitoba. This wingspan is about 40 mm. The moth flies from May to October in two generations in the South and from July to August in one generation in the North. The larva feed on various crop plants, including barley, clovers, corn, tobacco as well as apple and maples.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0