Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Noctuidae Xyleninae

• Xylena exsoleta (Linnaeus, 1758) EU, ..., Japan. See [maps] Harmaa hirsiyökkönen Sword-grass Gemeines Moderholz

  • Phalaena (Noctua) exsoleta Linnaeus, 1758; 515; TL: Europe
  • Calocampa fumosa Butler, 1878; 196; TL: Yokohama
    • = ?; [RFEL]
  • Calocampa exoleta[sic] var. impudica Staudinger, 1888; 35; TL: [Tarbagatai Chrbet], Lepsa; Saisan
    • = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

  • Xylena exsoleta, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Xylena exsoleta, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Xylena exsoleta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Xylena exsoleta, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Xylena fumosa; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146
  • ?Xylena fumosa; [RFEL]
  • Xylena exsoleta; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146; [RFEL]

  500x248 (~23Kb) FINLAND: V: Vihti, Nummela, 669:34, 6.10.1972, S. Seväkivi leg.

  Larva on Alisma plantago-aquatica, Allium cepa, Iris pseudacorus, Salix spp., Rumex longifolius, Spinacia oleracea, Caltha palustris, Papaver sp., Sempervivum sp., Hesperis matronalis, Rubus idaeus, Lathyrus pratensis, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Anthriscus silvestris, Phlox sp., Vaccinium myrtillus, Galium verum, Taraxacum vulgare [SPRK]

  • X. e. exsoleta

    • Xylena exsoleta exsoleta; [NE12], 212
  • X. e. canaria Pinker, 1969 Canary Islands

    • Xylena exsoleta canaria Pinker, 1969; 91, pl. 9, f. 5; TL: Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, St. Mateo
      • = Xylena exsoleta ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

    • Xylena exsoleta canaria; [NE5], 146
  • X. e. maltensis Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006 Malta, NAF

    • Xylena exsoleta maltensis Fibiger, Sammut, Seguna & Catania, 2006; Nota Lepid. 29 (3/4): 202; TL: Malta

    • Xylena exsoleta maltensis; [NE12], 212, pl. 14, f. 46-47
• Xylena formosa (Butler, 1878) Japan, Korea, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa formosa Butler, 1878; 196; TL: Yokohama

  • Xylena formosa; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146; [RFEL]
• Xylena confusa Kononenko & Ronkay, 1998 Korea, .... See [maps]

  • Xylena confusa; [NE5], 146; [RFEL]

  Larva on Rosaceae , Fabaceae , Plantaginaceae , Asteraceae [RFEL]

• Xylena nepalina Yoshimoto, 1993

  • Xylena nepalina; [NE5], 146
• Xylena plumbeopaca Hreblay & Ronkay, 2000

  • Xylena plumbeopaca; [NE5], 146
• Xylena vetusta (Hübner, [1813]) EU, .... See [maps] Ruskohirsiyökkönen Red Sword-grass Braunes Moderholz

  • Noctua vetusta Hübner, [1813]; pl. 97, f. 459; TL: Europe

  • Xylena vetusta, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Xylena vetusta, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Xylena vetusta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Xylena vetusta, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Xylena vetusta; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146; [RFEL]

  1200x1648 (~200Kb) larva FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 2.7.2005 (feeding on Iris pseudacorus), Photo © Markku Savela Xylena vetusta det. Kimmo Silvonen	900x1224 (~133Kb) larva FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 2.7.2005 (feeding on Iris pseudacorus), Photo © Markku Savela Xylena vetusta det. Kimmo Silvonen	968x719 (~103Kb) Russia, Moscow, 9.9.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
  530x724 (~86Kb) Russia, Moscow, 9.9.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	989x532 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow, 10.9.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov	500x462 (~41Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 22-28.8.1981, f 3-16.9.1972, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Equisetum spp., Scirpus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Carex vesicaria, Glyceria maxima, Agrostis stolonifera, Phragmites communis, Festuca rubra, Myrica gale, Salix spp., Ranunculus acris, Brassica oleracea v. capitata, Ribes nigrum, Pisum sativum, Trifolium pratense, Medicago sativa, Angelica silvestris, Tilia spp., Acer platanoides [SPRK]

• Xylena tanabei Owada, 1993

  • Xylena tanabei; [NE5], 146
• Xylena sugii Kobayashi, 1993

  • Xylena sugii; [NE5], 146
• Xylena nihonica (Hoene, 1917) Japan, .... See [maps]

  • Xylina nihonica Hoene, 1917; Ent. Mag. Kyoto 3 (1): 48, 50, f. 4; TL: Japan, Kobe
  • Xylina japonica Hoene, 1917; Ent. Mag. Kyoto 3 (1): 48, 49f. 3 (preocc. Xylina ornitopus var. japonica Neuberger, 1903); TL: Japan, Kobe
    • = ; [POOLE]

  • Xylena nihonica; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146
• Xylena lunifera (Warren, 1010) SEEU, Turkey, .... See [maps]

  • Xylina lunifera Warren, 1010; 127, pl. 31, row e; TL: Turkey, Amasia

  • Xylena lunifera, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Xylena lunifera, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • Xylena lunifera; [POOLE]; [NE5], 146
  • Xylena (Lithomoia) lunifera; [NE12], 211 (note)
• Xylena buckwelli Rungs, 1952 Morocco, .... See [maps]

  • Xylena lunifera buckwelli Rungs, 1952; 80, f. 2; TL: Morocco, Moyen Atlas, Ifrane
    • = Xylena lunifera ; [POOLE]

  • Xylena buckwelli, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Xylena buckwelli; [NE5], 146
  • Xylena (Lithomoia) buckwelli; [NE12], 211 (note)
• Xylena changi Horie, 1993

  • Xylena changi; [NE5], 146
• Xylena apicimacula Yoshimoto, 1993

  • Xylena apicimacula; [NE5], 146
• Xylena tatajiana Chang, 1991

  • Xylena tatajiana; [NE5], 146
  • X. t. pectinicornis Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998

    • Xylena tatajiana pectinicornis; [NE5], 146
• Xylena czernilae Volynkin, 2012

  • Xylena czernilae; [RFEL]

• Xylena nupera (Lintner, 1874) New York, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa nupera Lintner, 1874; 188; TL: New York, Albany; Scholarie

  • Xylena nupera, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Xylena nupera, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Xylena nupera, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Xylena nupera; [NACL], #9873; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2519
• Xylena curvimacula (Morrison, 1874) Massachusetts, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa curvimacula Morrison, 1874; 191; TL: Massachusetts, Cambridge

  • Xylena curvimacula, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Xylena curvimacula, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Xylena curvimacula, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Xylena curvimacula; [NACL], #9874; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2520
• Xylena thoracica (Putnam-Cramer, 1886) Maine, New Hampshire, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa cineritia var. thoracica Putnam-Cramer, 1886; 142; TL: New Hampshire
  • Calocampa brillians Ottolengui, 1902; 78, pl. 10, f. 3; TL: Maine; New Hampshire
    • = ; [POOLE]; [NACL], #9875

  • Xylena thoracica, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Xylena thoracica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Xylena thoracica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Xylena thoracica; [NACL], #9875; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2521
• Xylena cineritia (Grote, 1874) Massachusetts, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa cineritia Grote, 1874; 210; TL: Massachusetts, Newtonville

  • Xylena cineritia, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Xylena cineritia, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Xylena cineritia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Xylena cineritia; [NACL], #9876; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2522
  • X. c. mertena (Smith, 1909) Washington, ...

    • Calocampa mertena Smith, 1909; 61; TL: Washington, Pullman
      • = Xylena cineritia ; [POOLE]

    • Xylena cineritia mertena; [NACL], #9876a
• Xylena brucei (Smith, 1892) Colorado, .... See [maps]

  • Calocampa brucei Smith, 1892; 252; TL: Colorado
  • Calocampa brucei Smith, 1894; 82 (redescr.); TL: Colorado

  • Xylena brucei, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Xylena brucei, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Xylena brucei, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Xylena brucei; [NACL], #9877; [POOLE]; [NACL93], #2523

  Larva on Kunzia tridentata Crumb, 1956, [POOLE]

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