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Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Rhodometrini (tribe)/  Rhodometra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Linnaeus, 1767)
Citation:P.[halaena] Geometra sacraria
Original genus:Geometra
Publication:Linnaeus C. 1767. Systema Naturae. Editio Duodecima Reformata. Tom I, Pars II.
Journal:—
Volume:1
Issue:2
Pagination:863
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42926439
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Rhodometra sacraria (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Rhodometra by L. B. Prout (1935, in Strand, Lepidopterorum Catalogus 68: 433).

Prout L. B. 1935b. Geometridae: Sterrhinae– In: Strand E. (ed.). Lepidopterorum catalogus.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Africa N, "Barbaria".
Distribution note:

Cosmopolitan. Migrant (see Prout 1935: 433, A. Hausmann & P. Skou 2008: 579).

Hausmann A. & Skou P. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, family Geometridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Bahrain Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 140
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Botswana Prout L. B. 1935a. Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September 1930. The Geometridae. page 7
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Chad Tibesti Herbulot C. 1965c. Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tibesti. page 33
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 479
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 286
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Eritrea Joannis J. de 1913. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Eritrea raccolti nel 1902–03 dal Dott. A. Andreini. Lépidoptères. Heterocera. page 136
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 592
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 146
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Madagascar Herbulot C. 1962c. Lépidoptères Géométrides du Djebel Marrah. page 58
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Malawi Staude H. S. & Murphy R. J. 2011. The geometrid fauna (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) of Mount Mulanje, Malawi and the importance of Mount Mulanje as an area of conservation priority. page 47
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 479
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Nigeria Rothschild W. 1921b. On the Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A. Buchanan in Northern Nigeria and the Southern Sahara in 1919–1920. Geometridae. page 216
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 167
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Réunion Viette P. 1958e. Lépidoptères récoltés à La Réunion par R. Richard, I–II (1957). page 39
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 330
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 194
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 419
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 307
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa Western Cape Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 153
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Sudan Herbulot C. 1962b. Nouveaux Geometridae des Seychelles. page 58
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 47
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Tanzania Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 286
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Uganda Butler A. G. 1888b. On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha. page 85
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 6
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 361
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Yemen Hausmann A. 1999. Geometrid moth species from Yemen (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 295
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 479
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. H. L. Townsend (1937: 130).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Anthemis sp. Asteraceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Calligonum comosum Polygonaceae Tunisia Dumont C. 1926b. Les chenilles du Calligonum comosum, L'Héritier. page 222
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Emex sp. Polygonaceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Malus pumila Rosaceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Oxygonum atriplicifolium Polygonaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 130
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Oxygonum sinuatum Polygonaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Oxygonum sp. Polygonaceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Rumex sp. Polygonaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 153
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Searsia sp. Anacardiaceae South Africa Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 375
Rhodometra sacraria (Linnaeus, 1767) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Wiltshire E. P. 1990. An illustrated, annotated catalogue of the Macro-Heterocera of Saudi Arabia. – In: Büttiker, W. & Krupp, F. (Eds.). Fauna of Saudi Arabia. page 125
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Rhodometra fulvaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Fabricius, 1794) species Synonym Phalaena fulvaria
Rhodometra labda (Cramer, 1777) (Cramer, 1777) species Synonym Geometra labda
Rhodometra labdaria (Guenée, 1858) (Guenée, 1858) species Synonym Sterrha labdaria
Rhodometra minervae (Gistel, 1856) (Gistel, 1856) species Synonym Aspilates minervae
Rhodometra sacralis (Thunberg, 1784) (Thunberg, 1784) species Synonym Pyralis sacralis
Rhodometra sanguinaria (Esper, 1801) (Esper, 1801) species Synonym Geometra sanguinaria