Axenus

For other uses, see Axenus (disambiguation).

Axenus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Axenus arvalis, is found in the US states of California and Oregon. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.^[1][2][3]

Axenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Metoponiinae
Genus:	Axenus Grote, 1873
Species:	A. arvalis
Binomial name
Axenus arvalis Grote, 1873
Synonyms
Axenus ochraceus H. Edwards, 1875 Axenus amplus H. Edwards, 1875