Greater Black-letter Dart (Xestia dolosa)

Greater Black-letter Dart, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Xestia dolosa, known by the names greater black-letter dart, woodland spotted cutworm and spotted cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. (The common name spotted cutworm is also used for larvae of Xestia c-nigrum.) It is found in North America from the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to Florida, west to Texas, and north to North Dakota and Manitoba.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Greater Black-letter Dart being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Xestia c-nigrum

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species: Xestia dolosa

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