Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pterophoridae Members:	Geina Members:	8 NC Records
Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1854) - Himmelman's Plume Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pterophoroidea

Family:
Pterophoridae

P3 Number:
63a0065

MONA Number:
6092.00

MONA Synonym:
Geina tenuidactyla

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include blackberry (Rubus) and strawberry (Fragaria) (Godfrey et al., 1987; Robinson et al., 2012). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Geina tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth		Photos: 5
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-06 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-07-05 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-05-23 Madison Co. Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-07 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Robert Gilson on 2014-06-23 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

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