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Xanthia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Xanthia Ochsenheimer, 1816; 82, TS: Noctua flavago Fabricius
Xantha Billberg, 1820; (missp.)
Cirrhia Hübner, [1821]; 234, TS: Phalaena fulvago Clerk
= ; [NACL, 145]; [POOLE]
Citria Hübner, [1821]; 234, TS: Noctua flavago Fabricius
= ; [NACL, 145]; [POOLE]
Mellinia Hübner, [1821]; 235, TS: Noctua palleago Hübner
= ; [NACL, 145]; [POOLE]
Euthemonia Gistl, 1848; xi (repl. Xanthia Ochsenheimer, preocc. Stephens, 1828), TS: Noctua flavago Fabricius
= ; [NACL, 145]; [POOLE]
Xanthia, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Xanthia (Cuculliinae) ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Xylenini) ; [NACL, 145]; [NE5, 60]
Xanthia (Xylenina) ; [NE9, 199]
Cirrhia (Xylenina) ; [NE9, 198]

Subgenus Xanthia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Xanthia, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]

fiXanthia togata (Esper, 1788)
EU. See [About maps] Huppukeltayökkönen Pink-barred Sallow Violett-Gelbeule Weidengelbeule
Phalaena togata Esper, 1788
Phalaena Noctua togata Esper, [1788]; ESP#Ea: 336, pl. 124, f. 1 (Noct. 45), TL: Leipzig region
Phalaena Noctua lutea Ström, 1783; 78 (preocc. Phalaena lutea Stoll, 1781), TL: Norway
= ; [NACL, #9965]; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Noctua flavago Fabricius, 1787; 160 (preocc. Noctua flavago Denis & Schiffermüllre, 1775)
= ; [NACL, #9965]; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Phalaena ochreago Borkhausen, 1792; 671(preocc. Phalaena ochreago Hübner, 1790)
= ; [NACL, #9965]; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Phalaena rubago Donovan, 1801; 32, pl. 338, f. 2, TL: [England] Hornsey
= ; [NACL, #9965]; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Noctua silago Hübner, [1803]; pl. 40, f. 191, TL: Europe
= ; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Cosmia lutea postlutea Bryk, 1942; 47, TL: Kurile Islands, Yeterufu, Toshimalake
= ; [POOLE]; [NE5, 62]
Xanthia togata, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Xanthia togata, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Xanthia togata, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Xanthia togata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Xanthia togata, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Xanthia togata ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Xanthia) togata ; [NE5, 61]
[togata-1.jpg] 512x768 (~102Kb) Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Oetisheim, 8° 50' E, 48° 58' N, altitude 270m, 19.09.1998, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [togata-2.jpg] 600x760 (~51Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki 671:53, 5.9.1998, Photo © Markku Savela [togata-3.jpg] 664x740 (~118Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 22.8.2006 © D. Smirnov
[togata-3x.jpg] 960x720 (~112Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 22.8.2006 © D. Smirnov [togata.jpg] 500x478 (~37Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 24-30.8.1985, f 19-25.8.1995, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Salix, S. caprea, Prunus padus



Xanthia sp.
Xanthia (Xanthia) sp. ; [NE5, 61]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Xanthia togata; [NACL, #9965]

Subgenus Cirrhia Hübner, 1816

The icteria species-group
icteria ; [NE5, 61]

fiXanthia icteritia (Hufnagel, 1766)
EU. See [About maps] Vaalea keltayökkönen Sallow Gemeine Gelbeule
Phalaena icteritia Hufnagel, 1766; 296, TL: Berlin region
Noctua cerago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 87, TL: Vienna region
= ; [POOLE]; [NE5, 64]
Phalaena flavescens Esper, [1788]; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (45-46): 322 (1791), 1 (36-37): pl. 122 (1788), f. 2 (Noct. 43)
= ; [POOLE]; [NE5, 64]
asiatica Hampson, 1906
= ; [NE5, 64]
?korecosmia Bryk, 1948
= ?; [NE5, 64]
= ?Tiliacea sulphurago ; [NE5, 58]
Xanthia icteritia, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Xanthia icteritia, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Xanthia icteritia, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Xanthia icteritia, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Xanthia icteritia ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) icteritia ; [NE5, 61]
[icteritia-1.jpg] 500x480 (~36Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 12.8.1977, f 11-17.8.1984, Markku Savela leg. [icteritia-2.jpg] 500x453 (~32Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 24.8.1974, f 19-25.8.1995, Markku Savela leg. [icteritia-3.jpg] 500x435 (~30Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 17-23.8.1985, f 17-23.9.1994, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Salix, S. caprea, Potentilla atrosanguinea, Vaccinium uliginosum


The gilvago species-group
gilvago ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia tunicata Graeser, 1890
SE.Siberia. See [About maps] Xanthia tunicata Graeser, 1890; 259, TL: Amurland, Ussuri
Cosmia siphuncula Hampson, 1906; 499, pl. 107, f. 12, TL: E.Siberia, Amurland
= ; [POOLE]
Xanthia tunicata ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) tunicata ; [NE5, 61]

fiXanthia gilvago (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
EU. See [About maps] Dusky-lemon Sallow
Noctua gilvago Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 87, TL: Vienna region
?Xanthia gilvago bathi Döring, 1934; 2, pl. 1, f. 1, TL: Syr-Darja region
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua palleago Hübner, [1803]; pl. 40, f. 192, TL: Europe
= Xanthia ocellaris ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE5, 65]
Xanthia gilvago, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Xanthia gilvago, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Xanthia gilvago, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Xanthia gilvago, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Xanthia gilvago ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) gilvago ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia austauti Oberthür, 1881
Algeria, .... See [About maps] Xanthia austauti Oberthür, 1881; 87, pl. 1, f. 3, TL: Algeria, Sidi-bel-Abbes
= Xanthia ocellaris ; [POOLE]
Xanthia gilvago var. algirica Bang-Haas, 1912; 157, TL: Algeria, Batna
= Xanthia gilvago ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE5, 66]
batnensis Culot, 1917
= ; [NE5, 66]
monilifera Culot, 1917
= ; [NE5, 66]
rosina Culot, 1917
= ; [NE5, 66]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) austauti ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia ocellaris (Borkhausen, 1792)
EU. See [About maps] Phalaena ocellaris Borkhausen, 1792
Phalaena Noctua ocellaris Borkhausen, 1792; 647, TL: Italy
Xanthia ocellaris var. lineago Guenée, 1852; 396
= ; [POOLE]; [NE5, 67]
Xanthia ocellaris, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Xanthia ocellaris, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Xanthia ocellaris, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Xanthia ocellaris ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) ocellaris ; [NE5, 61]

The ladakhensis species-group
ladakhensis ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia ladakhensis Hacker & Ronkay, 1992
Xanthia ladakhensis Hacker & Ronkay, 1992; Esperiana 3: (1-554)
Xanthia (Cirrhia) ladakhensis ; [NE5, 61]

The rectilineata species-group
rectilineata ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia rectilineata Hampson, 1894
Kulu, Kangra Xanthia rectilineata Hampson, 1894; 171, TL: [Himachal Pradesh] Kulu; Kangra
Xanthia rectilineata ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) rectilineata ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia fasciata (Kononenko, 1978)
Cirrhia fasciata Kononenko, 1978; 898, f. 10, TL: Maritime Territory, Ussuri Reservation
Xanthia fasciata ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (Cirrhia) fasciata ; [NE5, 61]

The xanthophylla species-group
xanthophylla ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia xanthophylla Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
Xanthia (Cirrhia) xanthophylla ; [NE5, 61]

Subgenus ?
? ; [NE5, 61]

Xanthia aurantiago (Draudt, 1950)
Cosmia aurantiago Draudt, 1950; 81, pl. 5, f. 24, TL: China, Li-kiang; Tai-shan
Xanthia aurantiago ; [POOLE]
Xanthia (?) aurantiago ; [NE5, 61]

The ? species-group

Some of the next may belong into Tiliacea ...


Xanthia approximata (Hampson, 1906)
Kashmir, .... See [About maps] Cosmia approximata Hampson, 1906; 511, pl. 106, f. 22, TL: Kashmir, Dugi Pass
Xanthia approximata ; [POOLE]

Xanthia basalis Walker, 1862
South Africa. See [About maps] Xanthia basalis Walker, 1862; 88, TL: Cape
Xanthia basalis ; [POOLE]

Xanthia cirphidiago (Draudt, 1950)
Yunnan, .... See [About maps] Cosmia cirphidiago Draudt, 1950; 82, TL: China, A-tun-se; Li-kiang
Xanthia cirphidiago ; [POOLE]

Xanthia ledereri Staudinger, 1896
Xanthia ledereri Staudinger, 1896; 370, pl. 4, f. 12, TL: Northeast Issyk-kul
Xanthia ledereri ; [POOLE]

Xanthia minor Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Xanthia minor Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; pl. 109, f. 3
Xanthia minor ; [POOLE]

Xanthia moderata Walker, 1869
Xanthia moderata Walker, 1869; 33
Xanthia moderata ; [POOLE]

Xanthia veterina Eversmann, 1855
Altai, ... See [About maps] Xanthia veterina Eversmann, 1855; 375, TL: Altai
Xanthia veterina ; [POOLE]


Unknown taxa

Xanthia erythrago Boisduval, 1840; 146, TL: France, Monspelii
Xanthia erythrago ; [POOLE, (uknown species)]

Cosmia erythrago Warren, 1910; 155, pl. 28, row h (preocc. Xanthia erythrago Boisduval, 1840)


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Karl Hofsäß]
Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[Lynn Scott]
Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NE5]
Ronkay, Yela & Hreblay, 2001; Hadeninae II - Noctuidae Europaeae
[NE9]
Fibiger & Hacker, 2007; Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (Part) - Noctuidae Europaeae; Volume 9, 410pp
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Esper, [1788]
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786), 1 (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786), 1 (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787), 1 (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787), 1 (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787), 1 (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787), 1 (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787), 1 (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788), 1 (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788), 1 (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789), 1 (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790), 1 (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790), 1 (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117a (Noct. 77-88) (1791), 1 (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125b, 125c (Noct. 89-98) (1791), 1 (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794), 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796), 2 (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798), 2 (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]), 2 (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804), 2 (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804), 2 (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805)


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