Xylena nupera, known generally as the American swordgrass moth or red swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, from New Jersey to Nova Scotia and west from northern California to British Columbia.[1][2][3]

Xylena nupera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xylena
Species:
X. nupera
Binomial name
Xylena nupera
(Lintner, 1874)

The MONA or Hodges number for Xylena nupera is 9873.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Xylena nupera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Xylena nupera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Xylena nupera". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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