Givira platea

Givira platea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Givira
Species:	G. platea
Binomial name
	Givira platea; Schaus, 1901

Givira platea is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1901 and it is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with yellowish veins. The hindwings are brown with a buff costal margin.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Givira platea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Givira platea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

[2] 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.