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.

  • Swedish Moths
  • Fauna Europaea
Taxon identifiers
Geina didactyla


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