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Microselene mesostipa Hampson
Microselene mesostipa Hampson, 1926, Descr. Gen. Spec. Noctuinae, p. 582.


Microselene mesostipa ♂
(Sikkim)


Diagnosis
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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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