Cassiana

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Cassiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Cassiana

Heinrich, 1956 [1]
Species:
C. malacella
Binomial name
Cassiana malacella
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Vitula malacellaDyar, 1914

Cassiana is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Its only species, Cassiana malacella, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. [1] It is found in Mexico, the southern United States, [2] the British Virgin Islands [3] Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are pale grayish fuscous, although the area between the cell and the costa is white with a faint, scattered dusting of reddish scales. The hindwings are whitish, the veins outlined by dark scales, and a narrow smoky border along the termen and costa. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "800618.00 – 5933.2 – Cassiana malacella – (Dyar, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. ↑ Moths of Guana Island
  4. ↑ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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