Western White Ribboned Carpet

Mesoleuca gratulata

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
Western White Ribboned Carpet Moth Seen and photographed 3-31-21 just behind my home on Camano Island WA. Geotagged,Mesoleuca gratulata,Spring,United States,Western White Ribboned Carpet

Appearance

forewing with broad white medial band and broad black curving postmedial band; prominent black discal spot; basal area black
Western White Ribboned Carpet moth Geotagged,Mesoleuca gratulata,Spring,United States,Western White Ribboned Carpet,moth week 2018

Distribution

California to Colorado, north to southern BC and Alberta

Habitat

woodlands and parks

Food

larvae feed on leaves of Rubus species and hazel (Corylus cornuta)

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusMesoleuca
SpeciesMesoleuca gratulata
Photographed in
United States of America