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Anna Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2668 (Givira anna)
Species
Givira anna
- Anna Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2668
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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
anna
(Anna Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2668)
Hodges Number
2668
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Givira anna
(Dyar, 1898)
*Covell, p. 423, plate 60 #15 lists
Givira anna
as
Givera anna
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1
)
Numbers
There are 14 named
Givira
species 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.
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2
)
Size
Wingspan 2.5-3.6 cm.
Identification
Similar to other
Givira
but has darker shaded band across forewing and white discal mark .
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group
.
Print References
Barnes & McDunnough
(
3
)
1911. Revision of the Cossiidae of North America. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. p. 12, pl. 4 fig. 11.
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4
)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Dalton State
Works Cited
1.
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
2.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
3.
James Halliday McDunnough (1877 -1962) A biographical obituary and bibliography
Douglas C. Ferguson . 1962. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 16(4): 209-228.
4.
Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America (Vols. 1-4)
William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. 1911. Decatur ILL., The Review Press.
Contributed by
Abigail Parker
on 27 September, 2009 - 11:38am
Additional contributions by
Maury Heiman
Last updated 23 May, 2013 - 12:06am