Mecothrix omphalota

Mecothrix omphalota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Mecothrix
Species:
M. omphalota
Binomial name
Mecothrix omphalota
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms

Mecothrix omphalota is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It was described by Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet in 1903.[1] This species can be found in West Africa and central Africa.[2]

Description

The male lectotype of this species is from Nigeria.[3]

References

  1. ↑ George F Hampson (1903). "XLV.—Descriptions of new Syntomidæ and Arctiadæ". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 11 (64): 337–351. doi:10.1080/00222930308678778. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q99845000.
  2. ↑ "Mecothrix omphalota". Afromoths. Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  3. ↑ Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Goater B. 2012. Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae). page 341