Biology:Tetragma
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Short description: Species of moth
| Tetragma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | tetragma Davis & Pellmyr, 1992 |
| Species: | T. gei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetragma gei Davis & Pellmyr, 1992
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Tetragma gei is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in herb-rich steppe and forest openings in Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Alberta.
The wingspan is 11–17 mm. Adults are almost entirely pale ochreous or creamy white. Females possess an elongated, telescoping abdomen used to reach in the deeply recessed ovaries of the host plant.[1]
The larvae feed on Geum triflorum. Young larvae feed inside the developing seeds.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q7706357 entry
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