Moths of North Carolina
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2 NC Records

Euxoa immixta (Grote, 1881) - Mixed Dart Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: NoctuiniP3 Number: 933384 MONA Number: 10753.00
Comments: One of 181 species that occur in North America north of Mexico (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010). Most are Western but 13 have been recorded in North Carolina. Euxoa inmixta belongs to the Silens Group of Subgenus Euxoa (Lafontaine, 1987).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Lafontaine (1987)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Can be confused with E. messoria and E. scholastica; distinguishable by genitalia (Lafontaine, 1987).
Forewing Length: 15 to 18 mm (Lafontaine, 1987)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments: Specimens need to be confirmed.