Sheppard's Plume Moth
Geina sheppardi B. Landry, 1989
Sheppard's Plume Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6961
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Compare very similar Grape Plume Moth, which is generally not reliably separated from photos. Some records belong on the the Geina periscelidactylus/sheppardi page.

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Geina sheppardi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Geina
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G. sheppardi
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Geina sheppardi
B. Landry, 1989

Geina sheppardi, or Sheppard's plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from western North America, including Mississippi,[1] Ontario and Wisconsin.

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  1. ^ Matthews, D. L. (2010). "Mississippi Plume Moths From The Bryant Mather Collection (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Southern Lepidopterists' News. 32 (2): 50–55.
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