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

Mesasteria
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Mesasteria

Hampson, 1926
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M. sanguilinea
Binomial name
Mesasteria sanguilinea
Hampson, 1926

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Mesasteria sanguilinea Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 19, 2019). "Mesasteria Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mesasteria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mesasteria Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2020.