Taxonomic Information
Microselene Hampson, 1926 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926. India: NE Himalaya, Sikkim (TL).
Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890). TL: Burma (Myanmar); NE Himalaya.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Microselene mesostipa -
Similar species: Microselene mopsa (Swinhoe, 1890)
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- Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926. Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 582; TL: Sikkim. Text at https://archive.org/details/descriptionsofne1926brit/page/582/mode/1up?view=theater
- Holloway, J.D. 2005. The moths of Borneo Parts 15 & 16, Family Noctuidae, subfamily Catocalinae. Malayan Nature Journal 58 (1): 84-86. Pl. 22/ 39.
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. 625 pp. + 55 pls. Pl. 4/17-18.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/883562-Microselene
- https://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/throana/throana_3_1.php
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=607400
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/Microselene-mesostipa, accessed 2025/11/15.