Microselene
mesostipa Hampson
Microselene
mesostipa Hampson, 1926, Descr. Gen. Spec. Noctuinae, p. 582.
Diagnosis. See the generic account. The species is
darker than M. mopsa and has generally less excavate forewing margins and
a prominent, lunulate, white orbicular stigma.
Geographic range. N.E. Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia,
Borneo.
Habitat preference. A single specimen has been
recorded from a Pinus caribaea plantation in the lowlands of Sabah near
Brumas.
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