''Mesoscia'' 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

Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World ...

Species

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Mesoscia anguilinea ''Mesoscia anguilinea'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to th ...

'' Schaus, 1912 *''

Mesoscia dumilla ''Mesoscia dumilla'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. (February 14, 1866 – January 21, 1929) was an American entomologist. Dyar's Law, a pattern of geometric progression ...

'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Mesoscia dyari'' Schaus, 1912 *''

Mesoscia eriophora ''Mesoscia eriophora'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and ha ...

'' (Sepp, 1848) *''

Mesoscia guttifascia ''Mesoscia guttifascia'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and ...

'' (Walker, 1856) *''

Mesoscia itatiayae ''Mesoscia itatiayae'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...

'' Hopp, 1927 *''

Mesoscia latifera ''Mesoscia latifera'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and hab ...

'' Walker, 1869 *''

Mesoscia lorna ''Mesoscia lorna'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wing ...

'' Schaus, 1905 *'' Mesoscia pascora'' Schaus, 1900 *''

Mesoscia procera ''Mesoscia procera'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution a ...

'' Hopp, 1930 *''

Mesoscia pusilla ''Mesoscia pusilla'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Caspar Stoll Caspar Stoll (Hesse-Kassel, probably between 1725 and 1730 – Amsterdam, December 1791) was a naturalist and entomologist, best known for the completi ...

'' (Stoll, 1782) *''

Mesoscia terminata ''Mesoscia terminata'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingt ...

'' Schaus, 1905 *'' Mesoscia unifascia'' (Dognin, 1923) *'' Mesoscia aspersa'' Dognin, 1922

References

* Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub