''Mecodina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

s of the family Erebidae first described by

Achille Guenée Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist. Biography Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun. He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...

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.

Species

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Mecodina aequilinea ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Assam *'' Mecodina africana'' (Holland, 1894) Gabon *''

Mecodina agrestis ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1890) Myanmar *''

Mecodina albodentata ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1895) India (Meghalaya) *'' Mecodina ambigua'' Leech, 1900 western China *'' Mecodina analis'' (Swinhoe, 1890) Myanmar *''

Mecodina apicia ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Ghana *''

Mecodina bisignata ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' (Walker, 1865) Timor, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Australia *'' Mecodina cataloxia'' Viette, 1958 Madagascar *'' Mecodina ceruleosparsa'' Hampson, 1907 Khasis *'' Mecodina cineracea'' (Butler, 1879) Japan *''

Mecodina costanotata ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Wileman & West, 1929 Philippines (Luzon) *''

Mecodina costimacula ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Leech, 1900 western China *''

Mecodina cyanodonta ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1902 Khasis *''

Mecodina diastriga ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Java *''

Mecodina duplicata ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Leech, 1900 central China *''

Mecodina externa ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Leech, 1900 central China *''

Mecodina fasciata ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Sugi, 1982 Japan *''

Mecodina hybrida ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Prout, 1926 Borneo *''

Mecodina imperatrix ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' (Holland, 1894) Gabon *''

Mecodina inconspicua ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' (Wileman & South, 1916) Taiwan *''

Mecodina karapinensis ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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 scale ...

'' Strand, 1920 Japan *''

Mecodina kurosawai ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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 scale ...

'' Sugi, 1982 Japan *'' Mecodina lanceola'' Guenée, 1852 Bangladesh *'' Mecodina lankesteri'' Leech, 1900 Sichuan *''

Mecodina leucosticta ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Singapore *'' Mecodina metagrapta'' Hampson, 1926 Bali *'' Mecodina mollita'' (Warren, 1913) Ichang *''

Mecodina nigripuncta ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Ghana *'' Mecodina nubiferalis'' (Leech, 1889) Japan *''

Mecodina ochrigraphta ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 southern Nigeria *'' Mecodina odontophora'' (Swinhoe, 1895) Meghalaya *''

Mecodina placida ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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 scale ...

'' (Moore, 1882) western Bengal *''

Mecodina praecipua ''Mecodina praecipua'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. Distribution It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Queensland in Australia, Japan and the Bismarck Isl ...

'' (Walker, 1865) Sri Lanka *'' Mecodina ruficeps'' Hampson, 1895 Nagas *''

Mecodina rufipalpis ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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. ...

'' Hampson, 1926 Angola *'' Mecodina sichotensis'' (Kurentzov, 1950) south-eastern Siberia *''

Mecodina subcostalis ''Mecodina'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae 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 scale ...

'' (Walker, 1865) northern China *'' Mecodina subviolacea'' (Butler, 1881) Japan *'' Mecodina umbrosa'' (Hampson, 1893) Sri Lanka *'' Mecodina variata'' Robinson, 1969 Fiji

References

Calpinae Moth genera {{Calpinae-stub