Mesocopsis

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Mesocopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Mesocopsis
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Species:
M. posticata
Binomial name
Mesocopsis posticata
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia posticataWalker, 1866

Mesocopsis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Warren in 1913. Its only species, Mesocopsis posticata, was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Borneo. [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesocopsis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 31, 2019). "Mesocopsis Warren in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mesocopsis Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved October 8, 2020.