Xestia oblata explained
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.
The MONA or Hodges number for Xestia oblata is 10947.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Xestia oblata:
- Xestia oblata oblata
- Xestia oblata streckeri Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
Further reading
- Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. 2010. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 40. 127–47. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. 2010ZooK...40....1L. free.
- Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III. 2015. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 527. 227–236. 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. 4668890. 26692790. 2015ZooK..527..127L. free.
- Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.