Xanthostha

Xanthostha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Calpinae
Genus:
Xanthostha

Hampson, 1926
Species:
X. xantharia
Binomial name
Xanthostha xantharia
Walker, 1866

Xanthostha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Xanthostha xantharia, was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Amazon region.[1][2]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Xanthostha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xanthostha Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 25, 2020.