''Rheumaptera'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
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''
(Staudinger, 1899)
* ''
Rheumaptera gudarica''
Dufay, 1983
* ''
Rheumaptera hastata''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Rheumaptera hecate''
(Butler, 1878)
* ''
Rheumaptera hedemannaria''
Oberthür, 1880
* '' Rheumaptera hyrcana'' 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 caucasica'' ...
'' Christoph, 1880
* '' Rheumaptera instabilis'' Alphéraky, 1883
* '' Rheumaptera ithys'' (L. B. Prout, 1937)
* '' Rheumaptera latifasciaria'' Leech, 1891
* '' Rheumaptera montivagata'' (Duponchel, 1830)
* '' Rheumaptera moscardonica'' Laever, 1983
* '' Rheumaptera neocervinalis'' Inoue, 1982
* '' Rheumaptera prunivorata'' Ferguson, 1955
* '' Rheumaptera ravulata'' Staudinger, 1892
* '' Rheumaptera scotaria'' (Hampson 1907)
* '' Rheumaptera subhastata'' (Nolcken, 1870)
* '' Rheumaptera turkmenica'' (Müller & Viidalepp)
* '' Rheumaptera undulata'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Rheumaptera veternata'' 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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