Lepidoptera14 species

Family Meessiidae

Meessiidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 14 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Meessiidae (14)

Eudarcia eunitariaeella - Hodges#0277

Eudarcia eunitariaeella

Identification: See Chambers Separated from Eudarcia simulatricella by the following: "All wing markings narrower, more oblique, especially noticeable in the first and second costal spots and the first dorsal spot, which is farther removed from the b

Eudarcia simulatricella - Hodges#0278

Eudarcia simulatricella

Identification: "Head brownish ochreous. Palpi pale yellowish. Antennae ochreous, annulated with dark brown. Forewings a rich dark chocolate brown with a faint purple lustre. A white fascia at one-third, a white costal spot about the middle, a simila

Eudarcia species-two

Identified to genus by dissection and labeled " Eudarcia sp. 2" in the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Gainesville (J. Hayden, pers. comm. to A.S. Hunt, 24 xi 2024).