Mesothen (moth)

Mesothen is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1898.[1]

Mesothen

Mesothen ethela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Mesothen Hampson, 1898

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Mesothen albifrons Schaus, 1901
Mesothen albilimbata Dognin, 1912
Mesothen aurantegula E. D. Jones, 1914
Mesothen aurantiaca Dognin, 1906
Mesothen aurata Dognin, 1913
Mesothen bisexualis Dognin, 1912
Mesothen caeruleicorpus Schaus, 1905
Mesothen catherina Schaus, 1892
Mesothen cosmosomoides Rothschild, 1911
Mesothen demicostata Kaye, 1918
Mesothen dorsimacula Rothschild, 1911
Mesothen desperata Walker, 1856
Mesothen endoleuca Druce, 1905
Mesothen epimetheus Schaus, 1892
Mesothen erythaema Hampson, 1898
Mesothen ethela Schaus, 1911
Mesothen flavicostata Druce, 1906
Mesothen flaviventris Druce, 1884
Mesothen ignea Druce, 1898
Mesothen inconspicuata Kaye, 1911
Mesothen meridensis Rothschild, 1911
Mesothen montana Schaus, 1911
Mesothen nana Schaus, 1905
Mesothen nomia Druce, 1900
Mesothen ockendeni Druce, 1905
Mesothen perflava Kaye, 1911
Mesothen petosiris Druce, 1883
Mesothen pyrrha Schaus, 1889
Mesothen pyrrhina E. D. Jones, 1914
Mesothen restricta Rothschild, 1931
Mesothen rogenhoferi Schaus, 1892
Mesothen roseifemur Draudt, 1915
Mesothen samina Druce, 1896
Mesothen semiflava Rothschild, 1911
Mesothen temperata Schaus, 1911
Mesothen tigrina Rothschild, 1931
Mesothen zenobia Schaus, 1927

References

Savela, Markku. "Mesothen Druce, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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