Biology:Xestia oblata

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Short description: Species of moth

Xestia oblata
Xestia oblata 02.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Tribe: Noctuini
Subtribe: Noctuina
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. oblata
Binomial name
Xestia oblata
(Morrison, 1875)

Xestia oblata, known generally as the rosy dart or ruby dart, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Xestia oblata is 10947.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Xestia oblata:

  • Xestia oblata oblata
  • Xestia oblata streckeri Barnes & Benjamin, 1927

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13498864 entry