''Xanthia'' is a
genus
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of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...
.
Species
* ''
Xanthia approximata''
(Hampson, 1906)
* ''
Xanthia aurantiago''
(Draudt, 1950)
* ''
Xanthia austauti''
Oberthür, 1881
* ''
Xanthia basalis''
Walker, 1862
* ''
Xanthia cirphidiago
''Xanthia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Xanthia approximata'' (Hampson, 1906)
* '' Xanthia aurantiago'' (Draudt, 1950)
* '' Xanthia austauti'' Oberthür, 1881
* '' Xanthia basalis'' Walker, 1862
* '' Xanthia cirph ...
''
(Draudt, 1950)
* ''
Xanthia fasciata''
(Kononenko, 1978)
* ''
Xanthia gilvago'' – Dusky-Lemon Sallow
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
* ''
Xanthia icteritia
''Xanthia icteritia'', the sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe except for the furthest south, and east to Central Asia, Korea, and Japan).
The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth is similar t ...
'' – The Sallow
Hufnagel, 1766
* ''
Xanthia ladakhensis''
Hacker & Ronkay, 1992
* ''
Xanthia ledereri''
Staudinger, 1896
* ''
Xanthia minor''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
* ''
Xanthia moderata''
Walker, 1869
* ''
Xanthia ocellaris'' – Pale-Lemon Sallow
Borkhausen, 1792
* ''
Xanthia rectilineata''
Hampson, 1894
* ''
Xanthia tatago''
Lafontaine & K. Mikkola, 2003
* ''
Xanthia togata
''Xanthia togata'', the pink-barred sallow, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a Holarctic species, and is found throughout Europe and east through the Palearctic to Central Asia, and Siberia up to the Ussuri. The distribution are ...
'' – Pink-barred Sallow
Esper, 1788
* ''
Xanthia tunicata''
Graeser, 1890
* ''
Xanthia veterina''
Eversmann, 1855
* ''
Xanthia xanthophylla''
Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
References
* Lafontaine, J.D. & Mikkola, K. (2003). "New species of ''Xanthia'' (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from North America." ''The Canadian Entomologist'' 135: 549-554.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
Cuculliinae
Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer
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