Biology:Xanthophaeina

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Short description: Genus of moths

Xanthophaeina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Xanthophaeina
Hampson, 1901
Species:
X. levis
Binomial name
Xanthophaeina levis
(H. Druce, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Phaegoptera levis H. Druce, 1899

Xanthophaeina is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson. Its only species, Xanthophaeina levis, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Colombia[1] and Brazil .[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8043078 entry