Geina integumentum

Geina integumentum
Scientific 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 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.[1]

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