Givira platea

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Givira platea
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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]

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References

  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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .