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 27, 2022
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
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Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Spokane County, Washington, United States
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Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Deschutes County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
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Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
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Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
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Observation date: Jul 29, 2021
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Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
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Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
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Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2013
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Region: Warren County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
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