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White-Ribboned Carpet - Mesoleuca ruficillata Wingspan: ~25 mm. White forewings with mottled blue/black/brown subapical and basal patches. Postmedial line is finely scalloped.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area.<br />
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White-Ribboned Carpet - Mesoleuca ruficillata

Wingspan: ~25 mm. White forewings with mottled blue/black/brown subapical and basal patches. Postmedial line is finely scalloped.

Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Perfect! What a beauty! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I agree! This was a new one for me! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Very nice! I'm so impressed with the steady supply of moths you and Lisa produce! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! It's very addicting and fun because you never know what you'll find. Posted 7 years ago

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The White-ribboned Carpet

''Mesoleuca ruficillata'', the white-ribboned carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2018. Captured Aug 29, 2018 22:02 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.

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