Givira durangona

Givira durangona is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Mexico (Durango) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.[1][2]

Givira durangona
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G. durangona
Binomial name
Givira durangona
(Schaus, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Eugivira durangona Schaus, 1901

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are white with some dark points along the costa and a cluster of reddish-brown and black scales on the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are white, covered with small indistinct grayish spots.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eugivira durangona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. "640011.00 – 2663 – Givira durangona – (Schaus, 1901)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. Schaus, William (June 1901). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America. II". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 9 (2): 73–77. JSTOR 25002931.


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