Mosopia
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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.
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. ==Species== In alphabetical order: Mosopia eudoxusalis (Walker, [1859]) Sundaland, Thailand Mosopia kononenkoi Holloway, 2008 Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand Mosopia magniplaga (Swinhoe, 1905) Meghalaya Mosopia megaspila Walker, [1866] Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo Mosopia pallidusalis Holloway, 2008 Borneo Mosopia sordidum (Butler, 1879) Japan, Korea ==References==
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