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Variable Darts and Allies
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Variable Darts and Allies

Xestia elimata

Xestia elimata, the southern variable dart or variable climbing caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the eastern part of North America, including Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland and New England.

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4 branches of this group, most-observed first

Northern Variable Dart

speciesXestia badicollis

Dull Reddish Dart

speciesXestia dilucida

Southern Variable Dart

speciesXestia elimata

Praevia Dart

speciesXestia praevia

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1294577.