Mecistoptera griseifusa

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Mecistoptera griseifusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Mecistoptera
Species:
M. griseifusa
Binomial name
Mecistoptera griseifusa
Hampson, 1893

Mecistoptera griseifusa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Mecistoptera griseifusa Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Mecistoptera griseifusa Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Mecistoptera Hampson, 1893". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 10 October 2018.