Geina integumentum
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Geina integumentum is a species of moth
in the genus Geina
, known from Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands
. Moths in 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.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Geina
Geina
Geina is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:*Geina buscki *Geina didactyla *Geina integumentum V.O. Becker, 2006*Geina periscelidactyla...
, known from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
. Moths in 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
Ostium of Fallopian tube
The ostium of the Fallopian tube may refer to the proximal or distal opening of the tube.The proximal tubal opening is located within the uterus at the uterotubal junction and accessible via hysteroscopy...
of the female.