Geina integumentum

Geina integumentum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Geina
Species:	G. integumentum
Binomial name
	Geina integumentum; Gielis, 2006

Geina integumentum is a species of moth in the genus Geina, known from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Moths in this species take flight in July and August, and have a wingspan of about 11-12 millimetres. The specific name "integumentum" refers to a "cover" over the ostium of the female.^[1]

References

^ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)

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[1] Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)

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