Moths of North Carolina
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Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1854) - Himmelman's Plume Moth

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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                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Geina tenuidactylusAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
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
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Geina tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth

Photos: 7
Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Kristin Wyatt on 2025-06-26
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-11
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (male).
Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-06-06
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2020-07-05
Madison Co.
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Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Jim Petranka on 2019-05-23
Madison Co.
Comment: Determined by J.B. Sullivan based on dissection.		Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2018-07-07
Madison Co.
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Geina tenuidactylusRecorded by: Robert Gilson on 2014-06-23
Mecklenburg Co.
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