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Givira watsoni

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Givira watsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Givira
Species:
G. watsoni
Binomial name
Givira watsoni
Schaus, 1901

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

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are brown at the base, followed by a broad darker brown band, enclosing a small white spot. The median area is whitish, irrorated (sprinkled) with brown and crossed by a fine dark broken line. The hindwings are brown with traces of darker spots near the apex.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Givira watsoni​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.