Mesocopsis

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]

Mesocopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Mesocopsis

Warren in Seitz, 1913
Species:
M. posticata
Binomial name
Mesocopsis posticata
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia posticata Walker, 1866

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. Retrieved October 8, 2020.


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