| Mesodica dryas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Mesodica |
| Species: | M. dryas |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesodica dryas (Diakonoff, 1950) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mesodica dryas is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It is found in India (Assam). [1]
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