Mesoptila compsodes

Mesoptila compsodes is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1891.[1] It is found in Australia.[2] Mesoptila compsodes is the type species of the genus Mesoptila.[3]

Mesoptila compsodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mesoptila
Species:
M. compsodes
Binomial name
Mesoptila compsodes
Meyrick, 1891

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mesoptila compsodes Meyrick 1891". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  2. Mironov, V. G. & Galsworthy, A. C. (2012). "A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae)". Zootaxa. 3587: 46-64.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Subfamily: Larentiinae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2 April 2013.


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