Bostra mesoleucalis

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Bostra mesoleucalis
42-Bostra mesoleucalis Hampson, 1912.JPG
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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.

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