Givira plagiata

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Givira plagiata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Givira
Species:
G. plagiata
Binomial name
Givira plagiata
(Schaus, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Eugivira plagiataSchaus, 1901

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

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The forewings are grey, shaded with light brown at the base and on the inner margin. The outer portion is mottled with white and brownish-grey striae and several brown spots. The hindwings are dark greyish brown, but paler terminally with dark spots at the veins, and a dark subterminal shade below the costa. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eugivira plagiata". 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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .