Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Ferguson's Scallop Shell
Rheumaptera prunivorata

Observation date: July 09, 2026
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 10, 2026
Coordinator notes: <i>Rheumaptera prunivorata</i> (Ferguson, 1955), previously listed in the genus in <i>Hydria</i> (Hodges et al. 1983) and then alternately in <i>Rheumaptera</i>, new synonymy in Scoble (1999), and <i>Hydria</i> (Hausmann & Viidalepp 2012), is placed in <i>Rheumaptera</i> following the implied synonymy in Brehm et al. (2019) (see notes under <i>Rheumaptera undulata</i> (Linnaeus, 1758), the type species of <i>Rheumaptera</i>.)
Checklist region(s): United States, Indiana, Porter County