Mescinia

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Mescinia

Hampson in Ragonot, 1901

Mescinia is a genus of snout moths described by George Hampson in 1901. [1]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 18, 2017.