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.
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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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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
edit- ^ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
- ^ "Order Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)".
External links
edit- "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 (November 13, 2019). "Species Geina tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth - Hodges#6092". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Species Details Geina tenuidactyla". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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