Mesoplectra was a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.

Mesoplectra
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Mesoplectra

Butler, 1879

It is considered by The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Butterflies and Moths of the World to be a synonym of Polypogon.[1][2] It is considered by Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms to be a synonym of Zanclognatha.[3]

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Polypogon​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mesoplectra Butler, 1879". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (July 25, 2019). "Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2020.