Geina tenuidactyla

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 , 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]

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