From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Argent and Sable
Argent and Sable
Rheumaptera hastata Argent and sable moths or Rheumaptera hastata are day
flying moths of the Geometridae family, with distinctive
black and white colourings. 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 in 1778, after the heraldic color
names for black and white.
Rheumaptera hastata (Julian Alps, Slovenia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera Caterpillar
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Rheumaptera References
Species: Rheumaptera hastata Rheumaptera on funet.fi [1]
Binomial name
Rheumaptera hastata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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