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Rhynchodia mesophaea

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Rhynchodia mesophaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Rhynchodia
Hampson, 1910
Species:
R. mesophaea
Binomial name
Rhynchodia mesophaea
Hampson, 1910

Rhynchodia mesophaea is the only species in the monotypic moth genus Rhynchodia of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indian state of Kerala. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1910.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhynchodia mesophaea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 28, 2019). "Rhynchodia Hampson, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Rhynchodia Hampson, 1910". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved October 10, 2020.