Himmelman's Plume Moth at 1000 Acre Heath, Maine (7/4/2010).
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Himmelman's Plume Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Himmelman's Plume Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/9/2022). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Himmelman's Plume Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Himmelman's Plume Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/10/2022). (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Himmelman's Plume Moth at 1000 Acre Heath, Maine (7/4/2010).
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Himmelman's Plume Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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| Geina tenuidactylus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Geina |
| Species: | G. tenuidactylus
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| Geina tenuidactylus | |
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Geina tenuidactylus, 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,[2] Massachusetts, New York, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Illinois, Ontario, Colorado, Nevada 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1854)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ 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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