Rheumaptera subhastata
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The White-banded Black Moth (Rheumaptera subhastata) is a moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Geometridae family. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic ecozones, where it is widely distributed in western North America.

The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

 is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to mid July. There is one generation per year.

The larva feed on the foliage of Alnus species. They fold a leaf into a tent.

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