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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Larentiinae » Hydriomenini » White-Ribboned Carpets (Mesoleuca)

Genus Mesoleuca - White-Ribboned Carpets

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References
First Moth of 05 - Mesoleuca gratulata Mesoleuca gratulata - Western White-ribboned Carpet Moth 7308 - Mesoleuca gratulata moth - Mesoleuca gratulata Mesoleuca ruficillata Small Black and White Lep - Mesoleuca gratulata 7307, Mesoleuca ruficillata, White-ribboned Carpet - Mesoleuca ruficillata small white butterfly with brown and blue markings - Mesoleuca gratulata white-ribboned carpet - Mesoleuca ruficillata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Larentiinae
Tribe Hydriomenini
Genus Mesoleuca (White-Ribboned Carpets)
Explanation of Names
MESOLEUCA: from the Greek "mesos" (middle) + "leucos" (white); refers to the white middle area of the forewing
Numbers
2 species in North America (nearctica.com)
2 species in Canada (CBIF)
Size
wingspan 25-28 mm
Identification
wide white band across middle of forewing, bordered by black basally, and either black in post-medial area, or along outer portion of costa
Range
across southern Canada and northern United States, south in the east to North Carolina, south in the west to California
Internet References
pinned adult images of both species in North America (CBIF)
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 31 March, 2005 - 5:17am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod
Last updated 1 November, 2005 - 8:57am

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