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Geometridae
91a0343 – 7292   Rheumaptera prunivorata (Ferguson, 1955)
             Ferguson's Scallop Shell Moth

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Synonymy:
  • prunivorata Ferguson 1955 (Calocalpe) - MONA 1983: 7292
  • Taxonomic Notes: Rheumaptera prunivorata (Ferguson, 1955), previously listed in the genus in Hydria (Hodges et al. 1983) and then alternately in Rheumaptera, new synonymy in Scoble (1999), and Hydria (Hausmann & Viidalepp 2012), is placed in Rheumaptera following the implied synonymy in Brehm et al. (2019) (see notes under Rheumaptera undulata (Linnaeus, 1758), the type species of Rheumaptera.)
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Brehm, G., L. Murillo-Ramos, P. Sihvonen, A. Hausmann, B.C. Schmidt, E. Ounap, A. Moser, R. Mörtter, D. Bolt, F. Bodner, A. Lindt, L.E. Parra, N. Wahlberg, 2019. New World geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomic updates and description of 11 new tribes. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 77(3): 457-486.
    • Hausmann, A. & J. Viidalepp, 2012. Larentinae I. The Geometrid Moths of Europe, 3: 1-268.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Aubrey Scott
    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Bob Patterson
    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    28mm – © Jim Vargo
    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Martha Reinhardt

    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Rheumaptera prunivorata
    © Martha Reinhardt


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