Geina tenuidactyla

Geina tenuidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Geina
Species: G. tenuidactyla
Binomial name
Geina tenuidactyla
(Fitch, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus tenuidactyla Fitch, 1855
  • Oxyptilus nigrociliatus Zeller, 1873
  • Pterophorus cygnus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

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

  1. ↑ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
  2. ↑ Description of Families of Lepidoptera
  • "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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