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Geometridae
91a0344 – 7293   Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Spear-Marked Black Moth

© Larry de March
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • hastaria (Boisduval, 1840) (Melanippe)
  • hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7293
  • ssp. a. hastata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7293
  • ssp. b. gothicata (Guenée, [1858]) (Melanippe)
  • furcifascia (Walker, 1862) (Melanippe) (synonym of ssp. gothicata)
  • icterata (Guenée, [1858]) (Melanippe) (synonym of ssp. gothicata)
  • References
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Rob Petley-Jones
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Bob Duncan
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Greg Raterman
    Rheumaptera hastata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Rheumaptera hastata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Rheumaptera hastata
    27mm – © Jim Vargo
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Rheumaptera hastata
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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