Mesoleuca is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob 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]
| Mesoleuca | |
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| Mesoleuca albicillata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Hydriomenini |
| Genus: | Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825 |
Species include
edit- Mesoleuca albicillata – beautiful carpet
- Mesoleuca gratulata – western white-ribboned carpet moth
- Mesoleuca ruficillata – white-ribboned carpet moth
See also
edit- Tony-2 (November 1, 2005). "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". BugGuide. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825". ITIS.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesoleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". BugGuide. Retrieved May 7, 2019.