Observation date: August 29, 2021
Submitted by: robpendergast
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Attracted to lights
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: August 29, 2021
Coordinator notes: The two species that make up this complex cannot be distinguished by their color or pattern. In The Owlet Moths of Ohio, Roy Rings writes: "The maculation of X. c-nigrum is identical to X. dolosa. The best way to separate the two species is by size. X. c-nigrum averages 6 mm (fore wing apex to apex) smaller than X. dolosa."
