Xylena nupera Lintner, 1874 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Xylena nupera Lintner, 1874

Xylena nupera Lintner, 1874

Xylena nupera, the American or red swordgrass moth, is a Noctuidae cutworm dart moth found in North America.

Family
Genus
Xylena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Xylena nupera Lintner, 1874

Xylena nupera, commonly called the American swordgrass moth or red swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This moth species occurs in North America, with a range spanning from New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and westward from northern California to British Columbia. The MONA, or Hodges, number for Xylena nupera is 9873.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Xylena

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

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