''Mesoleuca'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1825. The name is derived from the Greek ''mesos'' (middle) and ''leucos'' (white) in reference to the white area in the middle of the forewing.

Species include

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Mesoleuca albicillata ''Mesoleuca albicillata'', the beautiful carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic. Distribution From Spain through Western and Central Europe including the British Isles through to the temperate zone in Central ...

'' – beautiful carpet * ''

Mesoleuca gratulata ''Mesoleuca gratulata'', known generally as the western white-ribboned carpet or half-white carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Mesoleuca gratulata ...

'' – western white-ribboned carpet moth * ''

Mesoleuca ruficillata ''Mesoleuca ruficillata'', the white-ribboned carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Mesoleuca ruficillata'' is 7307. References Further reading ...

'' – white-ribboned carpet moth

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Larentiini {{Larentiini-stub

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