''Mesoleuca'' is a genus 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 in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are 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, paraphyleti ...
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
* ''
Mesoleuca albicillata'' – beautiful carpet
* ''
Mesoleuca gratulata'' – western white-ribboned carpet moth
* ''
Mesoleuca ruficillata'' – white-ribboned carpet moth
See also
*
"''Mesoleuca'' Hübner, 1825" ''
ITIS
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References
Larentiini
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