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Species Geina sheppardi - Sheppard’s Plume Moth - Hodges#6091.1

Pterophoridae. spent pupal case - Geina sheppardi

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pterophoroidea (Plume Moths)

Family Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)

Subfamily Pterophorinae (Five-lobed Plume Moths)

Tribe Oxyptilini

Genus Geina

Species sheppardi (Sheppard’s Plume Moth - Hodges#6091.1)

Hodges Number

6091.1

Identification

See the identification key for Oxyptilini.

See the identification section of the Geina periscelidactylus or G. sheppardi page.

See remarks on

Food

Larvae feed on wild grape (Vitis).

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 21 August, 2006 - 7:13am
Additional contributions by treichard, Steve Morris
Last updated 23 July, 2024 - 5:31pm

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