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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 29, 2008

Can anyone here tell me what genus this Plume Moth is? Dejongia? Geina? Thanks!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 29, 2008

claypa,
I am pretty sure that your plume moth is a Geina species, but I cannot quite pin it down to a species. The shape of the second lobe of the forewings seems distinctive in that genus.

I lean strongly towards its being Geina sheppardi: http://bugguide.net/node/view/57107/bgimage
based on the markings immediately behind the thorax. On the commoner species Geina tenuidactylus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/117332/bgimage there is a white band right across the body behind the thorax.

Lovely picture,

Ken

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 07, 2008

Thanks, Ken. I was on vacation so I couldn't answer until now.
Mike

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