Xanthodesma

Xanthodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Calpinae
Genus:	Xanthodesma ; Aurivillius, 1910

Last updated October 01, 2025

Xanthodesma is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1910.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Species

Species of this genus are:

Xanthodesma aurantiaca Aurivillius, 1910
Xanthodesma aurata Aurivillius, 1910
Xanthodesma rectangulata Kenrick, 1917

References

Aurivillius (1910). "Lepidoptera". In: Sjöstedt (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905–06. Part 9. :1–56, pls. 1–2. (in German)

↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Xanthodesma Aurivillius, 1910". Afromoths. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xanthodesma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2020.
↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthodesma Aurivillius, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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[1] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Xanthodesma Aurivillius, 1910". Afromoths. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xanthodesma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[3] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthodesma Aurivillius, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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