Mesothea

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Mesothea
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Mesothea incertata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mesothea
Warren, 1901
Species:
M. incertata
Binomial name
Mesothea incertata
(Walker, 1863)

Mesothea is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1901. Its only species, Mesothea incertata, the day emerald or plain emerald, was first described by Walker in 1863. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America. [2]

Contents

The MONA or Hodges number for Mesothea incertata is 7085. [6]

Subspecies

It has two subspecies:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Mesothea Warren, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mesothea incertata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Mesothea incertata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Mesothea incertata". GBIF. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Mesothea incertata Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Mesothea incertata" . Retrieved May 2, 2018.

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