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Mascelia

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Mascelia
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Mascelia

Hampson, 1930
Species:
M. ectophoea
Binomial name
Mascelia ectophoea
(Hampson, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera ectophoea Hampson, 1908
  • Euzophera ectophaea

Mascelia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Mascelia ectophoea, was described by the same author in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka and in India.[1][2]

This species has a wingspan of 18 mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ George Mathew, 2006. An Inventory of Indian Pyralids (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Zoos' Print Journal 21(5): 2245-2258
  3. ^ Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.