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Cherry Scallop Shell Moth

Rheumaptera prunivorata

Classification

Class
Insecta

Rheumaptera prunivorata or Hydria prunivorata (in some schemes), the cherry scallop shell or Ferguson's scallop shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson in 1955. It is found in North America from New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario in Canada, through the eastern parts of the United States, down to Georgia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 199Canada · 58