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Southern Variable Dart
Xestia elimata
814 observations in the source records
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 814 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Northern Variable DartXestia badicollisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 692 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 72 |
| New Jersey | 59 |
| Alabama | 56 |
| Georgia | 51 |
| Texas | 46 |
| Tennessee | 38 |
| Massachusetts | 37 |
| New Hampshire | 34 |
| Mississippi | 34 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Cutworm Moths and Allies · Noctuidae |
| Genus | Xestia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Variable Dart with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.