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Mesoleuca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Geometridae

Tribe
  
Larentiini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Larentiinae

Scientific name
  
Mesoleuca

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Entephria, Hydriomena

Tuque elaenia mesoleuca


Mesoleuca is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae first described by Hübner in 1825. The name is derived from the Greek "mesos" (middle) and "leucos" (white) in reference to the white area in the middle of the forewing.

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Species include:

  • Mesoleuca albicillata – Beautiful Carpet
  • Mesoleuca gratulata – Western White-Ribboned Carpet Moth
  • Mesoleuca ruficillata– White-ribboned Carpet Moth

    • Tuque elaenia mesoleuca


    References

    Mesoleuca Wikipedia
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