# Euxoa tessellata

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Species of moth

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Euxoa tessellata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Genus: Euxoa Species: E. tessellata Binomial name Euxoa tessellata (Harris, 1841) Synonyms Agrotis tessellata Harris, 1841 Mamestra insulsa Walker, 1856 Agrotis insignata Walker, [1857] Agrotis perlentans Walker, [1857] Agrotis maizi (Fitch, 1864) Agrotis atropurpurea Grote, 1877 Agrotis tesselloides Grote, 1882 Agrotis finis Smith, 1888 Agrotis remota Smith, 1890 Carneades flaviscapula Smith, 1900 Carneades noctuiformis Smith, 1900 Carneades neotelis Smith, 1900 Carneades atrofusca Smith, 1900 Carneades objurgata Smith, 1900 Carneades cariosus Smith, 1900 Carneades nordica Smith, 1900 Carneades caesia Smith, 1900 Carneades acutifrons Smith, 1900 Carneades laminis Smith, 1900 Euxoa marinensis McDunnough, 1941 Euxoa caesia Smith, 1900 Euxoa cariosa Smith, 1900

***Euxoa tessellata***, the **tessellate dart** or **striped cutworm** is a [moth](/source/Moth) of the family [Noctuidae](/source/Noctuidae). It is the most widespread *Euxoa*-species in [North America](/source/North_America). It is found from [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador) to [Alaska](/source/Alaska), south in the west to [California](/source/California), [Arizona](/source/Arizona), [New Mexico](/source/New_Mexico), south in the east to [Florida](/source/Florida). It seems to be absent from [Texas](/source/Texas) and adjacent eastern states.

The [wingspan](/source/Wingspan) is 30–38 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on tobacco, various garden crops, as well as the leaves of apple, cherry and pear.

The ***tessellata*** **GROUP** in North America consists of two species - ***E. tessellata*** and ***E. plagigera***. The two species are dissimilar in appearance, but are related by genital features [Lepidoptera genitalia](/source/Lepidoptera_genitalia). They will hybridize in the lab, but the result is a sterile offspring.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lafontaine, J. D., 1987. *Noctuoidea: Noctuidae* (part) in Dominick, R. B., et al., The Moths of America North of Mexico, fasc. 27.2

## External links

- [Images](http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=10805)

- [Bug Guide](http://bugguide.net/node/view/63671)

- [The Noctuinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.](http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/zt01215p096.pdf)

Taxon identifiers Euxoa tessellata Wikidata: Q10862298 BAMONA: Euxoa-tessellata BOLD: 9448 BugGuide: 63671 CoL: 3DFY6 EoL: 451380 EPPO: EUXOTS GBIF: 1773313 iNaturalist: 220014 Insecta.pro: 82108 IRMNG: 10306051 ITIS: 117390 LepIndex: 249888 MONA: 10805 NatureServe: 2.743251 NCBI: 689281 Open Tree of Life: 906202

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