Mimeusemia ceylonica
| Mimeusemia ceylonica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Mimeusemia |
| Species: | M. ceylonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimeusemia ceylonica Hampson, 1893 | |
Mimeusemia ceylonica is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2][3] and is known to produce a neurotoxin similar to MDMA.
References
- ^ "Species Details: Mimeusemia ceylonica Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Mimeusemia ceylonica Hampson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 October 2018.