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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae) » Hypoptinae » Givira » Givira ethela - Hodges#2667 (Givira ethela)

Species Givira ethela - Hodges#2667

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)

Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)

Subfamily Hypoptinae

Genus Givira

Species ethela (Givira ethela - Hodges#2667)

Hodges Number

2667

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Givira ethela (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)

Hypopta ethela Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893

Numbers

There are 14 named species of the genus Givira in America north of Mexico.

Powell and Opler (2009) states there are 15 or more Givira species north of Mexico, including some to be described. (1)

Range

California, Arizona and Nevada. (2)

Season

The main flight period appears to be July and August. (2)

Print References

Barnes, W. & J.H. McDunnough, 1911. Revision of the Cossidae of North America (in Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America). The Review Press, pp. 12, 17; plate 4, fig. 5. (3)

Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 1: 32. (4)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	Revision of the Cossidae of North America (in Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America) William Barnes, J. H. McDunnough. 1911. The Review Press.

4.	New species and varieties of Bombyces B. Neumoegen, Harrison G. Dyar. 1893. Journal of The New York Entomological Society 1: 29-35.

5.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 6 November, 2013 - 8:27pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 2 March, 2020 - 1:45pm

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