Geina tenuidactyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. It is found in North America, including Mississippi,[1] Massachusetts, New York, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Illinois, Ontario, Colorado 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)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
- ^ Description of Families of Lepidoptera
External links
- "460065.00 – 6092 – Geina tenuidactylus – Himmelman's Plume Moth – (Fitch, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Boone, Mike (February 4, 2008). "Species Geina tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth - Hodges#6092". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Species info
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