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: Aug 25, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Observation date: May 28, 2020
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: May 24, 2020
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Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Observation date: May 28, 2020
Submitted by: Claire Christensen
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Observation date: May 24, 2020
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Region: Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
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Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
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Observation date: May 18, 2020
Submitted by: Claire Christensen
Region: British Columbia, Canada
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Observation date: May 12, 2020
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Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: May 07, 2020
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
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Verified date: May 09, 2020
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