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]
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Genus: | Mesasteria Hampson, 1926
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Species: | M. sanguilinea
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Mesasteria sanguilinea Hampson, 1926
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References
edit- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Mesasteria sanguilinea Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 19, 2019). "Mesasteria Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mesasteria Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 20, 2020.