Biology:Geina tenuidactyla
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Geina |
| Species: | G. tenuidactyla
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| Geina tenuidactyla (Fitch, 1854)
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Geina tenuidactyla, the berry plume moth or Himmelman's plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was first described by Asa Fitch in 1854. It is found in North America, including Mississippi,[1] Massachusetts , New York, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Illinois, Ontario, Colorado , Nevada and California .
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults have been found feeding on dogbane flowers.
The larvae feed on the buds and leaves of Rubus parviflorus and wild and cultivated blackberries.[2]
References
- ↑ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Southern Lepidopterists' News 32 (2): 50–55. http://www.plumemoth.com/MatherSLS.pdf.
- ↑ "Order Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)".
External links
- "460065.00 – 6092 – Geina tenuidactylus – Himmelman's Plume Moth – (Fitch, 1854)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6092. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Boone, Mike (November 13, 2019). "Species Geina tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth - Hodges#6092". https://bugguide.net/node/view/20963.
- "Species Details Geina tenuidactyla". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6001.
Wikidata ☰ Q5530157 entry
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