Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Pterophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geina didactyla is a Pterophoroidea moth found across most of Europe into Russia, with 17–23 mm wingspan, larvae feeding on specific plant genera.

Family
Genus
Geina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) is a moth species belonging to the Pterophoroidea family. This species is distributed across most of Europe, and its range extends eastward into Russia. Adult individuals of Geina didactyla have a wingspan that measures between 17 and 23 millimeters. The larvae of this moth feed on plant species from the genera Geum (specifically Geum rivale), Ononis, and Potentilla.

Photo: (c) Sławomir Pietrzyk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sławomir Pietrzyk · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Geina

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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