Mecodina

Mecodina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Mecodina; Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

Mecodina is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Description

Palpi sickle shaped, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid and hind tibia slightly fringed with hair on outer side. Forewing with rectangular apex. Areole usually narrow. Hindwings with vein 5 from close to lower angle of cell.^[1]

Species

Mecodina bisignata Walker, 1865
Mecodina lanceola Guenée, 1852
Mecodina praecipua Walker, 1865

References

↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Savela, Markku. "Mecodina Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.