''Mesocolpia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...
.
Species
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Mesocolpia consobrina''
(Warren, 1901)
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Mesocolpia dexiphyma''
(Prout, 1937)
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Mesocolpia marmorata''
(Warren, 1899)
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Mesocolpia nanula''
(Mabille, 1900)
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Mesocolpia peremptata''
(Walker, 1862)
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Mesocolpia protrusata''
(Warren, 1902)
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Mesocolpia subcomosa''
Warren, 1901
Former species
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Mesocolpia lita''
(Prout, 1916) was recently transferred to ''
Pasiphila
''Pasiphila'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.Viidalepp, J. and V. Mironov. (2005)''Pasiphila hyrcanica'' sp. n.(Geometridae, Larentiinae) – ...
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The geometrid moths of Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
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References
Eupitheciini
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