Xanthomera

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.

Xanthomera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Xanthomera

Hampson, 1914
Species:
X. leucoglene
Binomial name
Xanthomera leucoglene
(Mabille, 1880)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Xanthozona Hampson, 1910

Specific

  • Erastria leucoglene
  • Metachrostis robusta (Saalmüller, 1891)

Its wingspan is 18 mm.

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