Biology:Euxoa tessellata

Short description: Species of moth

Euxoa tessellata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Euxoa
Species:	E. tessellata
Binomial name
Euxoa tessellata (Harris, 1841)
Synonyms
Carneades objurgata Harris, 1841 Smith, 1900 Mamestra insulsa Walker, 1856 Agrotis insignata Walker, [1857] Agrotis perlentans Walker, [1857] (Fitch, 1864) Grote, 1877 Grote, 1882 Smith, 1888 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 McDunnough, 1941 Carneades caesia Euxoa caesia Agrotis remota Carneades noctuiformis Carneades atrofusca Carneades cariosus Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Agrotis maizi Agrotis atropurpurea Agrotis tesselloides Agrotis finis Smith, 1890 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Smith, 1900 Euxoa cariosa Carneades laminis Euxoa marinensis Carneades acutifrons Agrotis tessellata Carneades flaviscapula Carneades neotelis Carneades nordica

Euxoa tessellata, the tessellate dart or striped cutworm is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is the most widespread Euxoa-species in North America. It is found from Newfoundland to Alaska, south in the west to California , Arizona, New Mexico, south in the east to Florida. It seems to be absent from Texas and adjacent eastern states.

The wingspan is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on tobacco, various garden crops, as well as the leaves of apple, cherry and pear.

The tessellata GROUP in North America consists of two species - E. tessellata and E. plagigera. The two species are dissimilar in appearance, but are related by genital features Lepidoptera genitalia. They will hybridize in the lab, but the result is a sterile offspring.

External links

• Images
• Bug Guide
• The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.

Wikidata ☰ Q10862298 entry