''Xylena'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
.
Species
* ''
Xylena apicimacula''
Yoshimoto, 1993
* ''
Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass
(Smith, 1892)
* ''
Xylena buckwelli''
Rungs, 1952
* ''
Xylena changi''
Horie, 1993
* ''
Xylena cineritia'' – gray swordgrass
(Grote, 1874)
* ''
Xylena confusa''
Kononenko & Ronkay, 1998
* ''
Xylena curvimacula'' – dot-and-dash swordgrass
(Morrison, 1874)
* ''
Xylena exsoleta
''Xylena exsoleta'', the sword-grass, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.
Technical description and variation
The wingspan is 58–68 mm. The length of the forewings is 24–29 mm.
Forewing long and narrow. Differs from Xyl ...
'' – sword-grass
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758)
* ''
Xylena formosa''
(Butler, 1878)
* ''
Xylena fumosa
''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993
* ''Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892)
* ''Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952
* ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993
* ''Xylena ...
''
(Butler, 1878)
* ''
Xylena lunifera''
(Warren, 1010)
* ''
Xylena nepalina''
Yoshimoto, 1993
* ''
Xylena nihonica''
(Hoene, 1917)
* ''
Xylena nupera
''Xylena nupera'', known generally as the American swordgrass moth or red swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology) ...
'' – American swordgrass
(Lintner, 1874)
* ''
Xylena plumbeopaca
''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993
* '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892)
* '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952
* '' Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993
* '' Xy ...
''
Hreblay & Ronkay, 2000
* ''
Xylena sugii
''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993
* '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892)
* '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952
* '' Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993
* '' Xy ...
''
Kobayashi, 1993
* ''
Xylena tanabei
''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993
* ''Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892)
* ''Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952
* ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993
* ''Xylena ...
''
Owada, 1993
* ''
Xylena tatajiana
''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993
* '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892)
* '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952
* '' Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993
* '' Xy ...
''
Chang, 1991
* ''
Xylena thoracica
''Xylena thoracica'', the acadian swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they a ...
'' – acadian swordgrass
(Putnam-Cramer, 1886)
* ''
Xylena vetusta
''Xylena vetusta'', the red sword-grass, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Palearctic realm from northwestern Africa through Europe and Asia up to central Siberia. In ...
'' – red sword-grass
(Hübner, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is ...
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
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Cuculliinae
Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer
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