Mesoptila murcida

Mesoptila murcida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mesoptila
Species: M. murcida
Binomial name
Mesoptila murcida
Mironov & Galsworthy, 2012[1]

Mesoptila murcida is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found on Java.[2] The habitat consists of montane areas.

The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in). The ground colour of the forewings is grey-brown with four dark costal spots. The hindwings are the same colour as the forewings, with darker shading between the anal margin and the discal cell.

References

  1. ↑ Taxapad
  2. ↑ Mironov, V.G. & A.C. Galsworthy, 2012: A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae). Zootaxa 3587: 46-64. Abstract: .
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