Xestia laxa

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Xestia laxa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. laxa
Binomial name
Xestia laxa
Lafontaine & Mikkola, 1998

Xestia laxa is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. [1] [2] It was described by J. Donald Lafontaine and Kauri Mikkola in 1998 and is found in North America. [2]

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The MONA or Hodges number for Xestia laxa is 10963.1. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Xestia laxa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. 1 2 "Xestia laxa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "Xestia laxa, Hodges 10963.1". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

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