Xestia dilucida

Xestia dilucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species: X. dilucida
Binomial name
Xestia dilucida
Morrison, 1875
Synonyms

Anomogyna dilucida (Morrison, 1875)
Xestia janualis Grote, 1878
Xestia youngii Smith, 1902

The Dull Reddish Dart or Reddish Heath Dart (Xestia dilucida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Maine to northern Florida, west to central Ohio and eastern Texas.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded on Vaccinium species.

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