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    spear-marked black moth
    Rheumaptera hastata (Linnaeus)

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    Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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    spear-marked black moth
    Rheumaptera hastata
    Adult(s)
    Edward H. Holsten
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    spear-marked black moth
    Rheumaptera hastata
    Larva(e)
    Edward H. Holsten
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    spear-marked black moth
    Rheumaptera hastata
    Damage
    Peter A. Rush

    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Superfamily: Geometroidea
    Family: Geometridae
    Subfamily: Larentiinae
    Tribe: Rheumapterini
    Genus: Rheumaptera

    References

    Common Name Reference: Drooz AT, ed. 1989. Insects of eastern forests. Misc. Publ. 1426. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 608 p.
    Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm





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