Givira francesca

Givira francesca is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.[1][2]

Givira francesca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Givira
Species:
G. francesca
Binomial name
Givira francesca
(Dyar, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Hypopta francesca Dyar, 1909

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae bore in the bark of Pinus trunks.[3]

References
  1. Givira at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. The Natural History of the Arboreal Ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi


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