Euxoa adumbrata

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Euxoa adumbrata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euxoa
Species:
E. adumbrata
Binomial name
Euxoa adumbrata
(Eversmann, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Agrotis adumbrataEversmann, 1842
  • Agrotis norvegicaStaudinger, 1861
  • Agrotis polygonidesStaudinger, 1874
  • Euxoa inexpectata
  • Euxoa lidiaauct. nec Stoll, 1782
  • Euxoa drewseni(Staudinger, 1857)
  • Agrotis drewseniStaudinger, 1857
  • Euxoa dreuseniHampson, 1903
  • Porosagrotis thanatologiaDyar, 1904
  • Chorizagrotis sordidaSmith, 1908
  • Chorizagrotis borethaSmith, 1908
  • Euxoa pseudovittaBoursin, 1959
  • Euxoa friedeliPinker, 1980

Euxoa adumbrata, the sordid dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. [1] The species was first described by Eduard Friedrich Eversmann in 1842. In North America it is found across northern Canada from Quebec to western Alaska, south to the northern parts of the United States, and in the mountains to Colorado. It is also found in Greenland, the coastal areas of Scandinavia and the Ural. It was recently recorded from Denmark, although this includes Euxoa lidia , which some authors regard to be a valid species.

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The wingspan is 34–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in North America and from July to August in northern Europe. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Polygonum species.

Subspecies

References

  1. "Sordid Dart Moth - Euxoa adumbrata". Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.