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Species Rheumaptera prunivorata - Cherry Scallop Shell - Hodges#7292

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Caterpillars - Rheumaptera prunivorata Rheumaptera undulata / prunivorata - Rheumaptera prunivorata Rheumaptera undulata - Hodges#7291 - Rheumaptera prunivorata Cherry Scallop Shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata Rheumaptera prunivorata - Cherry Scallop Shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata 910130 – 7292 – Rheumaptera prunivorata – Ferguson's Scallop Shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata - male Geometridae, Cherry Scallop Shell, larvae - Rheumaptera prunivorata cherry scallop shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata
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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 prunivorata (Cherry Scallop Shell - Hodges#7292)

Hodges Number

7292

Other Common Names

Ferguson's Scallop Shell Moth - MPG

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Rheumaptera prunivorata (Ferguson, 1955)
Calocalpe prunivorata (Ferguson, 1955)

Size

wingspan ~35 mm - MPG

Identification

Range

AL-FL-ME-IA / adj Can - MPG

Season

Apr-Sept - MPG

Food

Cherry (Maryland Biodiversity)

Print References

Ferguson, D.C. 1955 Canadian Entomologist. 87:329

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (1)
Maryland Biodiversity

Works Cited

1.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 5 December, 2005 - 5:46pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, anitagould, Mike Quinn, marcie oconnor
Last updated 25 May, 2020 - 3:37pm

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