Xanthophaeina
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''Xanthophaeina'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
erected by George Hampson. Its only species, ''Xanthophaeina levis'', was first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in
Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and Brazil.


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Phaegopterina Monotypic moth genera Moths of South America {{Phaegopterina-stub