Xanthothrix

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Xanthothrix
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Stiriinae
Tribe: Stiriini
Genus: Xanthothrix
H. Edwards, 1878
Synonyms
  • EuedwardsiaGrote, 1882


Xanthothrix is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Henry Edwards in 1878. [1] [2] [3]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xanthothrix". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Xanthothrix H. Edwards, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthothrix Edwards, 1878". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved January 2, 2021.