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Xestia
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Xestia

Xestia is a genus of noctuid moths (family Noctuidae). They are the type genus of the tribe Xestiini in subfamily Noctuinae, though some authors merge this tribe with the Noctuini. Species in this genus are commonly known as "clays", "darts" or "rustics", but such names are commonplace among Noctuidae. Xestia moths have a wide distribution, though they most prominently occur in the Holarctic.

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21 branches of this group, most-observed first

Dotted Clay and Smith's Darts and Allies

sectionXestia baja

Variable Darts and Allies

sectionXestia elimata

Six-striped Rustic and Allies

sectionXestia sexstrigata

Neglected and Heath Rustics and Allies

sectionXestia castanea

Square-spotted Clay

speciesXestia stigmatica

Xestia vernilis

sectionXestia vernilis

Xestia ochreago

sectionXestia ochreago

Xestia collina

sectionXestia collina

Xestia mustelina

sectionXestia mustelina

Xestia plebeia

sectionXestia plebeia

Xestia undosa

speciesXestia undosa

Xestia trifida

sectionXestia trifida

Xestia cinerascens

sectionXestia cinerascens

Xestia pulchrisigna

speciesXestia pulchrisigna

Xestia sareptana

speciesXestia sareptana

Xestia perigrapha

speciesXestia perigrapha

Xestia xestioides

speciesXestia xestioides

Xestia daochengi

speciesXestia daochengi

Xestia picata

speciesXestia picata

Xestia songpana

speciesXestia songpana

Xestia tibetica

speciesXestia tibetica

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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 1114669.