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Species Rheumaptera prunivorata - Cherry Scallop Shell - Hodges#7292

Caterpillars - Rheumaptera prunivorata Cherry Scallop Shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata Cherry Scallop Shell - Rheumaptera prunivorata Wavy Geo - Rheumaptera prunivorata Rheumaptera prunivorata Rheumaptera prunivorata - male Geometridae, Cherry Scallop Shell, larvae - Rheumaptera prunivorata Cherry scallop - 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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