Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua is a Noctuidae moth first described in 1865, found across South, East Asia and Oceania.

Family
Genus
Mecodina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mecodina praecipua (Walker, 1865)

Mecodina praecipua is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1865. This moth can be found across a range of locations: the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Australian state of Queensland, Japan, and the Bismarck Islands.

Photo: (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Mecodina

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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