Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris is a monotypic moth genus in Noctuidae, holding only Xerociris wilsonii, which is found in Texas, U.S.A.

Family
Genus
Xerociris
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris is a genus of moths that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This genus was erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1904. Xerociris is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains only one species: Xerociris wilsonii. This species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863, and it is found in the U.S. state of Texas.

Photo: (c) Jack Cochran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jack Cochran · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Xerociris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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