Givira carisca

Givira carisca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Givira
Species:	G. carisca
Binomial name
	Givira carisca; (Schaus, 1901)
Synonyms
	Eugivira carisca Schaus, 1901;

Givira carisca is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are whitish with a cluster of large dark brown spots at the base, separated by veins. The hindwings are greyish white.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eugivira carisca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eugivira carisca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

[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.