Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854) is a animal in the Pterophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)

Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)

Grape plume moth (Geina periscelidactylus) is a Pterophoroidea moth found in eastern North America that is a minor pest of cultivated grape.

Family
Genus
Geina
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)

Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854), commonly known as the grape plume moth, is a moth species belonging to the superfamily Pterophoroidea. It is distributed in eastern North America. This moth has a wingspan of approximately 16 mm (0.63 in). Adult grape plume moths are active in flight from June to July. The larvae of this species feed on grape plants and Virginia creeper. Larvae web together young grape leaves and shoots, and the species is considered a minor pest of cultivated grape.

Photo: (c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kent Miller · cc-by-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Pterophoridae › Geina

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

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