''Eumestleta'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1892.
It is considered by several sources to be a synonym of ''
Eublemma
''Eublemma'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1829.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Eublemminae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Eustrotiinae of the family Noctuidae.
...
''
Hübner, 1829.
Former species
* ''
Eumestleta cinnamomea''
Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
* ''
Eumestleta irresoluta''
Dyar, 1919
* ''
Eumestleta recta''
Guenée, 1852
References
Eustrotiinae
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