Xanthomera leucoglene

Xanthomera leucoglene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Xanthomera
Species: X. leucoglene
Binomial name
Xanthomera leucoglene
(Mabille, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Erastria leucoglene
  • Metachrostis robusta (Saalmüller, 1891)

Xanthomera leucoglene is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Paul Mabille in 1880. It is found in central, southern and eastern Africa and in Madagascar.[1]

Its wingspan is 18 mm.[2]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Xanthomera leucoglene (Mabille, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. Saalmüller, Max (1892). "Lepideptoren von Madagaska". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. page 353, ref.677
  • "Taxonomy Browser: Xanthomera leucoglene". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved September 28, 2018. - with an image


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