Xylomoia chagnoni

Xylomoia chagnoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Xylomoia
Species:	X. chagnoni
Binomial name
Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917

Xylomoia chagnoni, reed canary grass borer moth, reed canary grass borer, or Chang borer moth[ sic ], is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} It is found in the Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada ^[4] west to Wyoming ^{[4] [5]} and Manitoba. ^[5] It is named after Gustave Chagnon, the collector. ^[4]

The wingspan is about 29–30 mm (1.1–1.2 in). ^[4]

References

1. "Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
2. "Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. "Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 August 2025.
4. "Species Xylomoia chagnoni - Chang Borer Moth - Hodges#9433". BugGuide. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
5. "932416 – 9433 Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McDunnough, 1917". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

Further reading

• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 127–47. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 .
• Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys. 527: 227–236. Bibcode:2015ZooK..527..127L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.527.6151 . PMC   4668890 . PMID   26692790.
• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .