''Xenogenes'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. The genus was erected by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

in 1910. Both species are found in Australia.

Species

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Xenogenes chrysoplaca ''Xenogenes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidopter ...

'' Meyrick, 1910 Queensland *'' Xenogenes gloriosa'' (T. P. Lucas, 1891) New South Wales, Queensland

References

Oenochrominae {{Oenochrominae-stub