Rheumaptera prunivorata
| Rheumaptera prunivorata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Rheumaptera |
| Species: | R. prunivorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheumaptera prunivorata Ferguson, 1955 | |
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Rheumaptera prunivorata (Ferguson's scallop shell or cherry scallop shell) is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found from New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario in Canada, through the eastern parts of the United States, down to Georgia.
The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Prunus virginiana.
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