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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Eueretagrotis » Two-spot Dart Moth - Hodges#11008 (Eueretagrotis perattentus)
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Eueretagrotis perattenta - Eueretagrotis perattentus
Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Eueretagrotis perattenta - Eueretagrotis perattentus
Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
July 5, 2002
Size: Wingspan: 1-1/2 in.
Adult came to night light. ID of Euxoa tessellata was made by an expert examining the specimen. Tessellata, is from the Latin word, tesselatus, meaning "made with small square stones, checkered," according to "Biological Names & Terms" by Edmund C. Jaeger.
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 23 September, 2007 - 3:03pm
Last updated 16 May, 2008 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from Tessellate Dart to Two-spot Dart as per Jan's ID and comments below.
… Robin McLeod, 16 May, 2008 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

Eueretagrotis perattenta
Eueretagrotis perattenta (Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Noctuini) - Hodges' List # 11008. Notice black color of collar, strong dark basal dash and the reniform spot concolorous with forewing's ground color. Collar of Euxoa tesselata is concolorous with the thorax, basal dash of E. tesselata is weak or almost absent, and the reniform spot of tesselata is contrasting well with wing ground color.
To compare both species see
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/noctuoidea/jpgs/image_e.php?image%5B%5D=110805.jpg%2CEuxoa+tessellata&image%5B%5D=110805a.jpg%2CEuxoa+tessellata&image%5B%5D=111008.jpg%2CEueretagrotis+perattentus
… Jan Metlevski , 25 September, 2007 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Jan
For the reasons given, this looks like Eueretagrotis perattentus, not Euxoa tessellata.

The link that Jan gave didn't completely work for me; maybe this one will.
It should show 1 image of perattentus and 2 tessellata.
… Robin McLeod, 30 September, 2007 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Moth ID
This moth was identified from the actual specimen by the acknowledged Noctuid expert in the State of Wisconsin. He has often said that you cannot make a positive ID from a photo - YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SPECIMEN. I'll stick with his determination.
… Janice Stiefel, 26 September, 2007 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

 
Well...
I am also a noctuid expert...
… Jan Metlevski , 26 September, 2007 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
mOTH id
But you don't have the actual specimen, only the photo. It's not the same.
… Janice Stiefel, 26 September, 2007 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
That's true...
But the fact is that Euxoa tesselata doesn't have a black collar...
… Jan Metlevski , 26 September, 2007 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

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