''Xylena'' is a

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

Species

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Xylena apicimacula ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * '' Xyl ...

'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * ''

Xylena buckwelli ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylen ...

'' Rungs, 1952 * ''

Xylena changi ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * '' Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * '' Xy ...

'' Horie, 1993 * ''

Xylena cineritia ''Xylena cineritia'', the gray swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial ...

'' – gray swordgrass (Grote, 1874) * ''

Xylena confusa ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * ''Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * ''Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylena ...

'' Kononenko & Ronkay, 1998 * ''

Xylena curvimacula ''Xylena curvimacula'', known generally as the swordgrass moth or dot-and-dash swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of m ...

'' – dot-and-dash swordgrass (Morrison, 1874) * ''

Xylena exsoleta ''Xylena exsoleta'', the sword-grass, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. Technical description and variation The wingspan is 58–68 mm. The length of the forewings is 24–29 mm. Forewing long and narrow. Differs from Xy ...

'' – sword-grass (

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Xylena formosa ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylen ...

'' (Butler, 1878) * ''

Xylena fumosa ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * '' Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * '' Xyl ...

'' (Butler, 1878) * '' Xylena lunifera'' (Warren, 1010) * ''

Xylena nepalina ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * ''Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylena ...

'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * ''

Xylena nihonica ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * ''Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylena ...

'' (Hoene, 1917) * '' Xylena nupera'' – American swordgrass (Lintner, 1874) * ''

Xylena plumbeopaca ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylen ...

'' Hreblay & Ronkay, 2000 * ''

Xylena sugii ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * ''Xylen ...

'' Kobayashi, 1993 * ''

Xylena tanabei ''Xylena'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species * ''Xylena apicimacula'' Yoshimoto, 1993 * '' Xylena brucei'' – Bruce's swordgrass (Smith, 1892) * '' Xylena buckwelli'' Rungs, 1952 * ''Xylena changi'' Horie, 1993 * '' Xyle ...

'' Owada, 1993 * ''

Xylena tatajiana ''Xylena tatajiana'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pa ...

'' Chang, 1991 * ''

Xylena thoracica ''Xylena thoracica'', the acadian swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controvers ...

'' – acadian swordgrass (Putnam-Cramer, 1886) * ''

Xylena vetusta ''Xylena vetusta'', the red sword-grass, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in the Palearctic realm from northwestern Africa through Europe and Asia up to central Siberia. In ...

'' – red sword-grass (Hübner,

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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

* Cuculliinae Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer {{Cuculliinae-stub