A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/23/2012).
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/3/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/21/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014).
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014).
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2014).
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/13/2006).
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2001).
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Description
The Xestia c-nigrum/dolosa complex.
From BugGuide (2104): The two species that make up this complex cannot be distinguished by their color or pattern. In The Owlet Moths of Ohio, Roy Rings writes: "The maculation of X. c-nigrum is identical to X. dolosa. The best way to separate the two species is by size. X. c-nigrum averages 6 mm (fore wing apex to apex) smaller than X. dolosa."
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A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/23/2012).
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Sara Tangren.
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/3/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/21/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014).
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Timothy Reichard.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/26/2014).
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Timothy Reichard.
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/28/2014).
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/13/2006).
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Arlene Ripley.
A Greater Black-lettered Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Greater Black-letter Dart Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/16/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Xestia dolosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. dolosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Xestia dolosa Franclemont, 1980
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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.
The 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 feeds on various crop plants, including barley, clovers, corn, and tobacco, as well as apples and maples.
External links
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