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Species Rheumaptera hastata - Spear-marked Black Moth - Hodges#7293

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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 Rheumaptera
Species hastata (Spear-marked Black Moth - Hodges#7293)
Hodges Number
7293
Identification
The variation in pattern among individuals of R. hastata and R. subhastata is much greater than the variation between the two species.

Genitalia:
♂ ♀
See Also
Rheumaptera subhastata
Rheumaptera
Internet References
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Contributed by JoAnneRusso on 22 December, 2019 - 3:25pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, Nick Block, Blocky, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 20 August, 2020 - 12:58pm

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