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Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Mesoptila (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Prout L. B., 1916)
Citation:Eupithecia festiva, n. sp.
Original genus:Eupithecia
Publication:Prout L. B. 1916a. New South African Geometridae.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:5
Issue:3
Pagination:166; pl. 25, fig. 21
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50439938
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Mesoptila festiva (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Mesoptila by V. G. Mironov & A. Galsworthy (2012: 52).

Mironov V. G. & Galsworthy A. 2012. A generic level review of Eupithecia Curtis and some closely related genera based on the Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental fauna (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Mpumalanga, Barberton, 29.i.1911, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916) Ethiopia page NHMUK
Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916) Madagascar page ZSM
Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa Mpumalanga Prout L. B. 1916a. New South African Geometridae. page 166
Mesoptila festiva (Prout L. B., 1916) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 40
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination