Xanthothrix

Edwards, 1878

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Xanthothrix is a of owlet moths in the Noctuidae, erected by Henry Edwards in 1878. The genus contains four described distributed across western North America and the eastern Mediterranean region. Two species are to California, with one restricted to the Mojave Desert. The genus belongs to the Stiriinae, a group of generally small, often boldly patterned noctuid .

CATALOGUE-BM-PLATE CXLVI by Sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart.. Used under a Public domain license.

KLKDNA0273 Xanthothrix neumoegeni (50985749131) by NSG group from Lund, Sweden. Used under a CC0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Xanthothrix: //zænˈθɒθrɪks//

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Habitat

occur in arid and semi-arid environments including desert scrub (Mojave Desert for X. ranunculi) and Mediterranean-type shrublands. California species have been documented in dry, open .

Distribution

Western North America (California, Mexico) and eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Syria). The has a disjunct distribution with no known intervening .

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Etymology

From Greek xanthos (yellow) and thrix (hair), likely referring to a diagnostic coloration feature in the type .

Taxonomic placement

Placed in tribe Stiriini of Stiriinae; this tribe includes small to medium-sized noctuids often with distinctive forewing patterns and reduced .