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Mesocolpia subcomosa

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Species of moth

Mesocolpia subcomosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mesocolpia
Species: M. subcomosa
Binomial name
Mesocolpia subcomosa
Warren, 1901
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis subcomosa

Mesocolpia subcomosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on São Tomé.

Its forewings are pale greenish wish darker green waved cross-lines. It has a wingspan of 18 millimetres (0.71 in) for the males and 16 millimetres (0.63 in) for the females.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mesocolpia subcomosa Warren 1901". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (23.Oct.2015)
  3. Warren W (1901). "New Thyrididae, Epiplemidae and Geometridae from the Ethiopian region". Novitates Zoologicae. 8: 6–20.

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Taxon identifiers
Mesocolpia subcomosa


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