| Xylecata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Nyctemerina |
| Genus: | Xylecata Swinhoe, 1904 |
Xylecata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
Nyctemera is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The genus includes the species Nyctemera annulata and Nyctemera amica, which are closely related and are able to interbreed.
Xylecata biformis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Madagascar.
Xylecata crassiantennata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Madagascar.
Xylecata glauce is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.
Xylecata hemixantha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Rwanda.
Xylecata ugandicola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.