Biology:Mesoleuca
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Mesoleuca albicillata | |
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| Genus: | Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825
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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]
Species include
- Mesoleuca albicillata – beautiful carpet
- Mesoleuca gratulata – western white-ribboned carpet moth
- Mesoleuca ruficillata – white-ribboned carpet moth
See also
- Tony-2 (November 1, 2005). "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". https://bugguide.net/node/view/13932/.
- "Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825". ITIS.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Mesoleuca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=225014.
- ↑ "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". http://bugguide.net/node/view/13932/tree.
Wikidata ☰ Q10792942 entry
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