Genus Mesogona

Classification · Numbers · Works Cited

Noctuidae: Mesogona olivata - Mesogona olivata

Metaxaglaea Moth observed 11-2-2020 9:08 pm southwest Hamilton County, Texas - Mesogona olivata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)

Tribe Xylenini

Subtribe Xylenina

Genus Mesogona

Numbers

There are 3 described Mesogona species in America north of Mexico. (1), (2)

Works Cited

1.	Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .

2.	A revision of Mesogona (Boisduval) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae for North America with descriptions of two new species Lars Crabo, Paul C. Hammond. 1995. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 34: 83–98.

Contributed by John Davis on 7 September, 2007 - 3:26pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 17 April, 2013 - 12:05pm

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