Xestia verniloides

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Xestia verniloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:X. verniloides
Binomial name
Xestia verniloides
Lafontaine, 1998

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

Noctuidae family of insects

The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species. However, this classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.

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The MONA or Hodges number for Xestia verniloides is 10973.1. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Xestia verniloides Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. 1 2 "Xestia verniloides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ↑ "Xestia verniloides, Hodges 10973.1". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

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