Gesneria centuriella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Gesneria |
| Species: | G. centuriella
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| Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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Gesneria centuriella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is found from Europe (Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Iceland),[2] east to Japan.[3] It is also present in Greenland and northern North America.[4]
The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The forewings are smoky gray to dark brown.[5] Adults are on wing from mid June to July in North America.
Subspecies
[edit]- Gesneria centuriella centuriella (Eurasia)
- Gesneria centuriella beringiella Munroe, 1972 (Alaska to British Columbia)
- Gesneria centuriella borealis (Duponchel, 1835) (Greenland)
- Gesneria centuriella caecalis (Walker, [1859]) (Alaska and Canada to New York, Massachusetts, Oregon, Idaho)
- Gesneria centuriella ninguidalis (Hulst, 1886) (Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana)
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Bird, C. D. "Species Details: Gesneria centuriella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.