Mosopia
Sign in to saveMosopia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Borneo and Malaysia. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1866 from a specimen in the British Museum. The specimen Walker describes was from Penang in Malaysia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mosopia is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Thailand, Malaysia and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Herminiinae and Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist).
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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Mosopia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Borneo and Malaysia. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1866 from a specimen in the British Museum. The specimen Walker describes was from Penang in Malaysia.
Walker gave Mosopia megaspila as a type species. This species has a wingspan of with a large distinctive black spot in the middle of each forewings (hence the name megaspila, which means "large spotted"). Three other species are also classified in the genus Mosopia.
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