Givira francesca Dyar, 1909 is a animal in the Cossidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Givira francesca Dyar, 1909

Givira francesca Dyar, 1909

Givira francesca is a Cossidae moth found in the southeastern US, whose larvae bore into pine trunk bark.

Family
Genus
Givira
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Givira francesca Dyar, 1909

Givira francesca is a moth species that belongs to the family Cossidae. It occurs in North America, with documented records from the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. This moth has a wingspan ranging from 22 to 27 millimeters. Adult Givira francesca individuals have been observed in flight throughout the entire year. The larvae of this species bore into the bark of pine (Pinus genus) trunks.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cossidae Givira

More from Cossidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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