Neha Patil (Editor)

Euxoa adumbrata

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Euxoa adumbrata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Euxoa

Rank
  
Species

Euxoa adumbrata httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Euxoa cursoria, Euxoa recussa, Euxoa obelisca, Euxoa ochrogaster, Euxoa conspicua

The sordid dart (Euxoa adumbrata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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.

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

  • Euxoa adumbrata drewseni (Staudinger, 1857)
  • Euxoa adumbrata thanatologia (Dyar, 1904)
  • References

    Euxoa adumbrata Wikipedia