About Xylena nupera Lintner, 1874
Xylena nupera, commonly called the American swordgrass moth or red swordgrass moth, is a species of cutworm or dart moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This moth species occurs in North America, with a range spanning from New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and westward from northern California to British Columbia. The MONA, or Hodges, number for Xylena nupera is 9873.