Mesoptila

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Mesoptila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Eupitheciini
Genus: Mesoptila
Meyrick, 1891 [1]
Synonyms
  • EmmesocomaWarren, 1907

Mesoptila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mesoptila Meyrick 1891". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.