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: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: elkeno
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Region: Kane County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: May 06, 2021
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Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
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Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: May 08, 2021
Observation date: May 01, 2021
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Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
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Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
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Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
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Region: Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States
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Verified date: Jan 13, 2021
Observation date: Oct 02, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
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Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jul 17, 2020
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Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2018
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2020
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2015
Submitted by: Jennifer Murdoch
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2015
Submitted by: Jennifer Murdoch
Region: Addison County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 11, 2020
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