1,928 observationsVulnerable
Spear-marked Black Moth
Rheumaptera hastata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Lepidoptera ›Family: Geometridae ›Genus: Rheumaptera
About
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 (such as birch and bog myrtle) to form their cocoons. It was named argent and sable in 1778. Argent and sable refer to the heraldic color names for white and black. Their distribution is Holarctic. The species...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Spear-marked Black Moth is Rheumaptera hastata.
- The Spear-marked Black Moth has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the class Insecta.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the family Geometridae.
- Spear-marked Black Moth belongs to the genus Rheumaptera.