Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Rheumaptera prunivorata | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | |
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Similar Rheumaptera, Coryphista meadii, Horisme intestinata, Eubaphe mendica, Hypagyrtis unipunctata | ||
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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