Taxonomic Information
Mosopia (Walker, [1866] species known from India.
Mosopia magniplaga (Swinhoe, 1905). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), West Bengal, Sikkim.
Mosopia kononenkoi Holloway, 2008. India: Arunachal Pradesh.
Mosopia megaspila Walker, [1866]. India: Nagaland, Sikkim.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Similar species: Mosopia megaspila (Walker, [1866]. Extralimital. Black oval patch on forewing is outlined with white.
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| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
- Oxaenanus magniplaga Swinhoe, 1905. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7)16: 624; TL: Khasia Hills.
- Lödl, M., 2002. Notes on the genus Mosopia Walker ,[1866] 1865 with redescription of the type species M. megaspila Walker,[1866] 1865 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Herminiinae). Quadrifina, 5, pp.21-26. Fig. 10 for Mosopia magniplaga and Fig. 1-3 for Mosopia megaspila.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Mosopia magniplaga (Swinhoe, 1905) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Mosopia-magniplaga, accessed 2025/11/06.