Xerociris

Xerociris is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1904. Its only species, Xerociris wilsonii, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863. It is found in the US state of Texas.[1][2][3]

Xerociris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Xerociris

Cockerell, 1904
Species:
X. wilsonii
Binomial name
Xerociris wilsonii
(Grote, 1863)
Synonyms

Generic

  • Ciris Grote, 1863

Specific

  • Ciris wilsonii Grote, 1863

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Xerociris". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 10, 2019). "Xerociris Cockerell, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Xerociris Cockerell, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 21, 2020.


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