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Mecodina

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Mecodina is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3]

Description

Palpi sickle shaped, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia slightly fringed with hair on outer side. Forewing with rectangular apex. Areole usually narrow. Hindwings with vein 5 from close to lower angle of cell.[4]

Species

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Mecodina Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mecodina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mecodina Guenée, 1852". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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Mecodina: Brief Summary

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Mecodina is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

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