Geina didactyla

Species of plume moth

Geina didactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Geina
Species:
G. didactyla
Binomial name
Geina didactyla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena didactyla Linnaeus, 1758
  • Alucita didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Pterophorus brunneodactylus Millière, 1854

Geina didactyla is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in most of Europe, east into Russia.

The wingspan is 17–23 mm.

The larvae feed on Geum rivale, Ononis and Potentilla species.

External links

  • Swedish Moths
  • Fauna Europaea
Taxon identifiers
Geina didactyla


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