Greater Black-letter Dart

Xestia dolosa

The Greater Black-letter Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family . It is found from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to Florida west to Texas, north to North Dakota and Manitoba.
Greater Black-letter Dart - Xestia dolosa TL: ~20 mm. Scalloped AM line . Hosts: A variety of crops, trees, and plants, such as clover and barley. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area Geotagged,Greater Black-letter Dart,Summer,United States,Xestia dolosa,dart,moth

Appearance

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.
Greater Black-letter Dart - Xestia dolosa TL: ~20 mm. Scalloped AM line . Hosts: A variety of crops, trees, and plants, such as clover and barley. Habitat: Attracted to 365 and 395 nm LED lights in a rural area 2021(d) Geotagged,Greater Black-letter Dart,Noctuidae,Summer,United States,Xestia,Xestia dolosa,moth

Food

The larva feed on various crop plants, including barley, clovers, corn, tobacco as well as apple and maples.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusXestia
SpeciesX. dolosa
Photographed in
United States of America