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Geina tenuidactylus (Himmelman's Plume Moth)

Synonyms: Oxyptilus nigrociliatus; Pterophorus cygnus; Pterophorus tenuidactylus

Wikipedia Abstract

Himmelman's plume moth or berry plume moth (Geina tenuidactyla) is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in North America, including Mississippi, 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.
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Prey / Diet

Rubus nutkanus (thimbleberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0