Mesoleuca
Mesoleuca | |
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Mesoleuca albicillata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Larentiinae |
Tribe: | Larentiini |
Genus: | Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825 |
Mesoleuca is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Hübner in 1825.[1] The name is derived from the Greek "mesos" (middle) and "leucos" (white) in reference to the white area in the middle of the forewing.[2]
Species include:
- Mesoleuca albicillata – Beautiful Carpet
- Mesoleuca gratulata – Western White-Ribboned Carpet Moth
- Mesoleuca ruficillata– White-ribboned Carpet Moth
References
- ↑ "Genus details". Natural History Museum. Missing or empty
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See also
- Genus Mesoleuca at BugGuide
- Mesoleuca at ITIS
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