Givira quadra

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

Givira quadra is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Costa Rica, Brazil and Paraguay. [1]

The wingspan is about 37 mm. The forewing costa is whitish with four black spots, a long black streak and then a shorter black streak. The cell is whitish, irrorated with light brown. The basal half of the wing is reddish brown. The hindwings are whitish, irrorated with brown and with traces of broken lines towards the apex. There is an indistinct greyish spot at the end of the cell. [2]

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References

  1. Schoorl, J.W. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF
  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 .