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Xestia elimata (Guenée, 1852) - Southern Variable Dart

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Noctuoidea

Family:
Noctuidae

Subfamily:
Noctuinae

Tribe:
Noctuini

P3 Number:
933583

MONA Number:
10967.00

Other Common Name:
Variable Climbing Caterpillar

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Anomogyna elimata)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on pines, including Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata), Longleaf Pine (P. palustris), Red Pine (P. resinosa), Pitch Pine (P. rigida), Loblolly Pine (P. taeda), and Virginia Pine (P. virginiana) (Wagner et al., 2011). Other reported hosts include Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), and Red Spruce (Picea rubens) (Robinson et al., 2010). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Pine Forests and Woodlands

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Xestia elimata - Southern Variable Dart

92 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-18 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-11-06 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-03 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-01 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-31 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-31 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-25 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-10-22 Wayne Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-19 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-09 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2024-10-04 Wake Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-10-02 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-25 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-23 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-18 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-11-17 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2023-11-17 Onslow Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-16 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-11-10 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-07 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-06 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-05 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-11-05 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-30 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-29 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-10-27 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-23 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-22 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-21 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-20 Wilson Co. Comment: