Bostra mesoleucalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Bostra |
Species: | B. mesoleucalis |
Binomial name | |
Bostra mesoleucalis Hampson, 1912 | |
Bostra mesoleucalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra described by George Hampson in 1912.
It is found in Sri Lanka [1] and India. [2]
This species has a wingspan of 20 mm.
Cyana is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species are well distributed in Africa, Madagascar, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Massepha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Petrophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Lansdown Guilding in 1830.
Araeopteron is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Bostra is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863 and is known from Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, and Turkey.
Aphomia monochroa is a species of snout moth in the genus Aphomia. It was described by George Hampson in 1912 and is known from Sri Lanka and India.
Bostra pallidifrons is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in South Africa.
Bostra pulverealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found on the Bonin Islands of Japan.
Bostra pyrochroa is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by George Hampson in 1916, and is known from New Guinea.
Macalla is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Prorophora dialeuca is a species of snout moth described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.
Mascelia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Mascelia ectophoea, was described by the same author in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka and in India.
Dichocrocis macrostidza is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912 and it is known from Myanmar.
Lamprosema nigricostalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1908. It is found in India.
Macalla eumictalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Macalla. This moth is known from Sri Lanka and India.
Parapoynx andreusialis is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in India.
Ancylosis argentescens is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912 and is found in Sri Lanka.
William Howard Campbell was an Irish Presbyterian missionary who worked with the London Missionary Society in southern India. He worked in Jammalamadugu in Cudappah District. He was also a naturalist with a keen interest in birds and moths. A hospital was established by him and the Campbell Memorial School in Jammalamadugu founded in 1913 was named in his memory. The Northern Ireland MP, Sir David Callender Campbell was one of his sons.
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