Geina periscelidactyla
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The Grape Plume Moth is a moth
of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in eastern North America
.
The wingspan
is about 16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on grape and Virginia creeper. It is considered a minor pest on cultivated grape. The larvae web together the young leaves and shoots.
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...
of the Pterophoroidea family. It is found in eastern North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on grape and Virginia creeper. It is considered a minor pest on cultivated grape. The larvae web together the young leaves and shoots.