Barberry Geometer
Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Adult has two forms: typical form is all dark brown like Tissue Moth (Triphosa haesitata); form "badiaria" has orangish-brown AM and ST bands; both forms have a sharper forewing apex than Tissue Moth, and a more jagged PM line with an especially prominent "tooth" near the costa; forewing has black discal spot just distad of AM line near costa; hindwing pale grayish-brown with variably distinct lines and toothed/wavy margin
Wing Span: 3.0-3.6 cm
Life History:
Flight: April-October
Caterpillar Hosts: Larvae feed on barberry (Berberis spp.). (1)
This is an introduced shrub in most of eastern North America. The native American Barberry (Berberis canadensis) is rare in the southeastern states.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: All of The United States and southern Canada
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes: Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874), n. comb., is the type species of Coryphista Hulst, 1896. a genus synonymized with Rheumaptera in Brehm et al. (2019).
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: Varn
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
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Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2023
Observation date: Aug 15, 2023
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 02, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Verified date: Aug 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 12, 2023
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Porter County, Indiana, United States
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Verified date: Aug 27, 2023
Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2023
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2023
Observation date: Aug 11, 2023
Submitted by: alexanimalphotos
Region: Cache County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 14, 2023
Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
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Submitted by: davek
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Submitted by: cklindsey
Region: Walla Walla County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: May 31, 2023
Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: May 23, 2023
Observation date: May 12, 2023
Submitted by: cklindsey
Region: Umatilla County, Oregon, United States
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Verified date: May 15, 2023
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Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 17, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2022
Submitted by: KABerry
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 13, 2023
Observation date: May 04, 2021
Submitted by: wildebynature
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: Sep 03, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 17, 2022
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