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Pterophoridae 63a0065 – 6092   Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1855)              Himmelman’s Plume Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1855) (Pterophorus) - MONA 1983: 6092 cygnus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) (Pterophorus) nigrociliatus (Zeller, 1873) (Oxyptilus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Fitch, A., 1855. Transactions of the New-York State Agricultural Society, 14: 848. Matthews, D.L. & C.V. Covell, 2021. Common Names Of North American Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Southern Lepidopterists' News, 43(2): 123-148. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 12.7f; p. 118. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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