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

1. 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.