Geina tenuidactyla

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.

Geina tenuidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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

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. "Order Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies)".

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 (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.