Xestia dilucida, the dull reddish dart or reddish heath dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875.[1] It is found in the United States from southern Maine to northern Florida, west to central Ohio and eastern Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Xestia |
| Species: | X. dilucida
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| Xestia dilucida Morrison, 1875[verification needed]
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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.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (July 28, 2019). "Xestia dilucida (Morrison, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
- Murray, Tom (March 13, 2018). "Species Xestia dilucida - Dull Reddish Dart - Hodges#10969". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Pogue, Michael G. (2006). "The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A." Zootaxa. 1215: 1-95. ISBN 978-1-86977-001-3.
- "933586.00 – 10969 – Xestia dilucida – Dull Reddish Dart Moth – (Morrison, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Xestia dilucida". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
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