Mesoleuca gratulata explained

Mesoleuca gratulata, known generally as the western white-ribboned carpet or half-white carpet moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Mesoleuca gratulata is 7308.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Mesoleuca gratulata:

• Mesoleuca gratulata gratulata
• Mesoleuca gratulata latialbata Barnes & McDunnough

Further reading

• Book: Family Geometridae, subfamilies Sterrhinae and Larentiinae. 1997. Holloway . J. D.. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. The Moths of Borneo. part 10. 978-9839991543.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.