White-ribboned Carpet Moth
Mesoleuca ruficillata (Guenee, 1857)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Wide, pure white median band contrasts with solid black areas near base and along costa of forewing. Note black discal dots on all wings. Basal area solid blackish; black patch on costa from pm. to st. lines. Hindwing white with gray median line and terminal border.
Wing Span: 2.5-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Birches and blackberry.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to mountains of North Carolina and Kentucky, west through Canada, south to Wisconsin.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 97 - 114 of 114 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 01, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 13, 2012
Observation date: May 27, 2012
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 10, 2012
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: trever
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 10, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 2012
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jun 03, 2012
Observation date: Apr 20, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Rory Bower)
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 22, 2012
Observation date: Jun 12, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2011
Observation date: Jul 23, 2011
Submitted by: rogerdowner
Region: Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 14, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Mary Jane Seipler)
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 06, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 2011
Submitted by: mfritz12
Region: Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 12, 2011
Observation date: Jun 08, 2011
Submitted by: anthony.thomas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jun 10, 2011
Observation date: May 24, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry Skinner)
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 24, 2011
Observation date: Jun 17, 2010
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Sanilac County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller
Verified date: Mar 05, 2011
Observation date: Jun 16, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jul 11, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James K. Adams)
Region: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jul 11, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James K. Adams)
Region: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Aug 24, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Leonard Hess)
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: May 30, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jo Ann Poe-McGavin)
Region: Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2009
Observation date: Aug 06, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chuck Tague)
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jan 20, 2009
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