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Noctuidae
933588 – 10942   Xestia c-nigrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Lesser Black-letter Dart

© Dick Wilson
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Synonymy: Phalaena c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758
Xestia adela Franclemont, 1980
Agrotis degenerata Staudinger, 1889
Agrotis depravata Bang-Haas, 1912
Amathes ignorata Eitschberger, 1972
Diarsia kurilana Bryk, 1942
Bombyx nunatrum Esper, 1786
Bombyx singularis Esper, 1786
Taxonomic Notes: Xestia c-nigrum: Includes as a subspecies Xestia adela [10942].
References
Xestia c-nigrum
© Marius V. Aurelian
Xestia c-nigrum
© Carol Wolf
Xestia c-nigrum
- 35mm – © Gary Anweiler
Xestia c-nigrum
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Xestia c-nigrum
34mm – © Jim Vargo
Xestia c-nigrum
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia c-nigrum
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia c-nigrum
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Xestia c-nigrum
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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