Mecodopsis

Mecodopsis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Genus:
Hampson, 1926
Species:
M. conisema
Binomial name
Mecodopsis conisema
Hampson, 1926

Mecodopsis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Mecodopsis conisema, is found in Ghana and Nigeria. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (March 11, 2020). "Mecodopsis Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mecodopsis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mecodopsis Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Mecodopsis conisema Hampson, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved June 19, 2020.