Mesoleuca

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
Mesoleuca albicillata
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Mesoleuca

Hübner, 1825

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See also

  • Tony-2 (November 1, 2005). "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". BugGuide. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  • "Mesoleuca Hübner, 1825". ITIS.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets". BugGuide. Retrieved May 7, 2019.


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