Xanthomera is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1914. Its only species, Xanthomera leucoglene, was first described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found in central, southern and eastern Africa and on Madagascar.[1][2][3][4]
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| Genus: | Xanthomera Hampson, 1914
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| Species: | X. leucoglene
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| Xanthomera leucoglene (Mabille, 1880)
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Its wingspan is 18 mm.[5]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Xanthomera leucoglene (Mabille, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xanthomera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (October 26, 2019). "Xanthomera Hampson, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthomera Hampson, 1914". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Saalmüller, Max (1892). "Lepideptoren von Madagaska". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. page 353, ref. 677.
External links
edit- "Taxonomy Browser: Xanthomera leucoglene". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 28, 2018. - with an image
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