Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Geina tenuidactyla | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Oxyptilini Rank Species | |
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Similar Geina, Geina periscelidactyla, Hypoprepia fucosa, Caenurgina erechtea, Zale | ||
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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