Gesneria centuriella

Gesneria centuriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Gesneria[1]
Species: G. centuriella
Binomial name
Gesneria centuriella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea centuriella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Gesneria centuriella beringiella Munroe, 1972
  • Eudorea centuriella borealis Duponchel in Lefebvre, 1836
  • Hypena centuriella caecalis Walker, 1859
  • Scoparia centuriella ninguidalis Hulst, 1886
  • Phycis quadratella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Scoparia centuriella sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925
  • Scoparia centurialis Guenée, 1854
  • Scoparia centuriella ab. obscura Caradja, 1916
  • Scoparia centuriella f. confluella Krulikovsky, 1908
  • Scopula caliginosalis Walker, 1866
  • Scopula numeralis Zetterstedt, 1839

Gesneria centuriella is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found from Europe (Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Iceland),[2] east to Japan.[3] It is also present in Greenland and northern North America.[4]

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The forewings are smoky gray to dark brown. The hindwings are lighter, smoky gray near the terminus and lighter medially.[5] Adults are on wing from mid June to July in North America.

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