Mosopia
Mosopia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It is found in south-east Asia, including Thailand, Borneo and Malaysia. The genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1866 from a specimen in the British Museum. The specimen Walker describes was from Penang in Malaysia.
Walker gave Mosopia megaspila as a type species. This species has a wingspan of with a large distinctive black spot in the middle of each forewings. Three other species are also classified in the genus Mosopia.
Species
In alphabetical order:- Mosopia eudoxusalis Sundaland, Thailand
- Mosopia kononenkoi Holloway, 2008 Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand
- Mosopia magniplaga Meghalaya
- Mosopia megaspila Walker, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo
- Mosopia pallidusalis Holloway, 2008 Borneo
- Mosopia sordidum Japan, Korea