Geina integumentum

Geina integumentum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Geina
Species:
G. integumentum
Binomial name
Geina integumentum
Gielis, 2006

Geina integumentum is a species of moth in the genus Geina known from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Moths of this species take flight in July and August and have a wingspan of about 11–12 millimetres. The specific name "integumentum" refers to a "cover" over the ostium of the female.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–2 (1).


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