Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Scientific name Rheumaptera subhastata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Rheumapterini Rank Species | |
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Similar Rheumaptera, Argent and sable, Spargania luctuata, Ecliptopera capitata, Epirrhoe tristata | ||
Rheumaptera subhastata, the white-banded black moth, is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic ecozones, where it is widely distributed in western North America.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to mid July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the foliage of Alnus species. They fold a leaf into a tent.
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