| Mesocolpia peremptata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Mesocolpia |
| Species: | M. peremptata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesocolpia peremptata | |
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Mesocolpia peremptata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Ivory Coast, Senegal and Sierra Leone. [2]
Moths are a polyphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid, sustained flying ability. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight. The family was named by French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World. The Thaumetopoeidae are sometimes included here as a subfamily.
The Geometroidea are the superfamily of geometrid moths in the order Lepidoptera. It includes the families Geometridae, Uraniidae, Epicopeiidae, Sematuridae, and the recently established family Pseudobistonidae. The monotypic genus Apoprogones was considered a separate geometroid family of the Apoprogonidae by a minority, but is now subsumed under the Sematuridae.
The Zygaenoidea comprise the superfamily of moths that includes burnet moths, forester moths, and relatives.
Heteroneura is a natural group in the insect order Lepidoptera that comprises over 99% of all butterflies and moths. This is the sister group of the infraorder Exoporia, and is characterised by wing venation which is not similar or homoneurous in both pairs of wings.
Chloroclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Mesocolpia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.
Mesocolpia consobrina is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1901. It is found on São Tomé Island, Angola, DR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and South Africa.
Mesocolpia marmorata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
Mesocolpia nanula is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Madagascar.
Mesocolpia dexiphyma is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Príncipe.
Mesocolpia protrusata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda.
Mesocolpia subcomosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on São Tomé.
Autostichidae is a family of moths in the moth superfamily Gelechioidea.
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