Mesoruza

Mesoruza
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus:
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Species:
M. kuehni
Binomial name
Mesoruza kuehni
Warren, 1913
Synonyms
  • Mesoruza kühni [= kuehni] Warren, 1913
  • Mesoruza kühni benenotata Warren, 1913

Mesoruza is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Mesoruza kuehni, is found in the Kai Islands and New Guinea. Both the genus and species were first described by Warren in 1913.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Mesoruza​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 27, 2019). "Mesoruza Warren in Seitz, 1913". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Mesoruza Warren, 1913". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 8, 2020.