Xyleutes

Xyleutes is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.

Xyleutes
Xyleutes strix
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Xyleutes

Hübner, [1820]
Type species
Phalaena strix Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms
  • Hinnaeya Moore, 1883
  • Melanostrigus Houlbert, 1916
  • Strigomorphus Houlbert, 1916
  • Strigoides Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  • Hyleutes Gaede, 1915
  • Kyleutes Clench, 1959

Many species of Xyleutes are considered as crop or forestry pests. They are stem borers boring the branches and trunks of coffee, teak, eucalyptus, acacia and other forest trees.

Species

Some species of this genus are:

Former species

References

  • Clench, H.K., 1959: Notes on African Cossidae. Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München, 6: 3-27. Full article: .
  • Yakovlev, R.V., 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 1. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Atalanta 35 (3-4): 335-351.
  • Yakovlev, R.V. & T.J. Witt, 2009: The Carpenter Moths (Lepidoptera:Cossidae) of Vietnam. Entomofauna Supplement 16: 11-32.
  • Hübner, 1820 . Verz. bekannt. Schmett. : 195
  • www.nhm.ac.uk
  • biodiversityexplorer: List of Vari
  • Moth of Borneo
  • ftp.funet.fi


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