''Xestia verniloides'' is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
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It was described by J. Donald Lafontaine in 1998 and is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Xestia verniloides'' is 10973.1.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References
* Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys'', vol. 40, 1–239.
* Lafontaine, J. Donald / Dominick, R. B. et al., eds. (1998). "Noctuoidea Noctuidae (part) Noctuinae (part - Noctuini)". ''The Moths of America North of Mexico'', fasc. 27.3, 348.
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
External links
''Butterflies and Moths of North America''
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Xestia verniloides''
Xestia
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