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Western White Ribboned Carpet moth  Geotagged,Mesoleuca gratulata,Spring,United States,Western White Ribboned Carpet,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Small white, brown and black moth.
GRATULATA: from the Latin "gratulatus" (to express joy or gratification at the sight of); the first yearly sighting of these pretty and conspicuous day-flying moths is gratifying because it is a sure sign of spring in the west

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Apr 22, 2016. Captured Apr 21, 2016 13:07 in Pacific NW Trail, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm