''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Geometridae erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1822.
Selected species
* ''
Rheumaptera acutata''
D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* ''
Rheumaptera affinis''
D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* ''
Rheumaptera caucasica''
(Müller & Viidalepp)
* ''
Rheumaptera cervinalis''
(Scopoli, 1763)
* ''
Rheumaptera exacta''
(Butler, 1882)
* ''
Rheumaptera flavipes''
Ménétriés, 1858
* ''
Rheumaptera fuegata
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
''
(Staudinger, 1899)
* ''
Rheumaptera gudarica
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
''
Dufay, 1983
* ''
Rheumaptera hastata
The argent and sable moth (''Rheumaptera hastata'') is a day-flying moth of the family Geometridae, with distinctive black and white colors. They tend to live on wetlands and hillsides. The larvae spin together the leaves of their food plants ( ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Rheumaptera hecate
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
''
(Butler, 1878)
* ''
Rheumaptera hedemannaria
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
''
Oberthür, 1880
* ''Rheumaptera hyrcana
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Staudinger, 1871
* ''Rheumaptera inanata
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Christoph, 1880
* ''Rheumaptera instabilis
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Alphéraky, 1883
* ''Rheumaptera ithys
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' (L. B. Prout, 1937)
* ''Rheumaptera latifasciaria
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Leech, 1891
* ''Rheumaptera montivagata
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' (Duponchel, 1830)
* ''Rheumaptera moscardonica
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Laever, 1983
* ''Rheumaptera neocervinalis
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Inoue, 1982
* ''Rheumaptera prunivorata
''Rheumaptera prunivorata'', 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 Brunswi ...
'' Ferguson, 1955
* ''Rheumaptera ravulata
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Staudinger, 1892
* ''Rheumaptera scotaria
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' (Hampson 1907)
* ''Rheumaptera subhastata
''Rheumaptera subhastata'', the white-banded black moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms, where it is widely distributed in western North America.
The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults ar ...
'' (Nolcken, 1870)
* ''Rheumaptera turkmenica
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' (Müller & Viidalepp)
* ''Rheumaptera undulata
''Rheumaptera undulata'', the scallop shell, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in most of the Palearctic realm and North America.
The wi ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Rheumaptera veternata
''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of moths of the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1822.
Selected species
* '' Rheumaptera acutata'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera affinis'' D. Y. Xue & F. Meng, 1992
* '' Rheumaptera caucasi ...
'' Christoph, 1880
External links
''Rheumaptera'' on ''Fauna Europaea''Watson, L. & Dallwitz, M. J. (2003 onwards). ''British Insects: The Genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae''. Version: 29 December 2011
Rheumapterini
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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