Rheumaptera cervinalis

Rheumaptera cervinalis, the scarce tissue, is a moth of the genus Rheumaptera in the family Geometridae. It is found across the Palearctic.

Rheumaptera cervinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Rheumaptera
Species:	R. cervinalis
Binomial name
Rheumaptera cervinalis (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Hydria cervinalis (Scopoli, 1763)

Approximately 40–48 mm in wingspan. Similar to Triphosa dubitata, but fore-wing slightly narrower and more pointed, rather rough textured, and not marked with pink. Central cross-lines closer together, often merged, usually blackish brown. Hind-wing is irregularly saw-toothed rather than scalloped. On the underside, small dark central spots bold and intense; two small dark spots near base of the fore-wing on leading edge.

Figs 4, 4a, 4b larvae in various stages

The larva is powerful with short white bristles. The dorsum is dark grey, the abdomen pale, on the sides it has yellow spots.

Flying season is April–June. The larvae feed on Berberis spp. Habitat is hedgerows, gardens, parkland and other urban situations.