Geina didactyla
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Geina |
| Species: | G. didactyla |
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Geina didactyla is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in most of Europe, east into European Russia,[1][2][3] and south to Asia Minor (Turkey).[1][2]
Description and ecology
[edit]The wingspan is 17–23 mm.[4] The larvae feed on Geum rivale, Geum urbanum,[1][2][4] and Potentilla (including Potentilla rupestris[1][2]) and Ononis.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World 1.1.26.157. 6 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Geina Tutt, 1906". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Unger, Magnus. "Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)". Swedish moths and butterflies. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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