Givira durangona is a moth in the family Cossidae described by William Schaus in 1901. It is found in Mexico (Durango) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Givira |
| Species: | G. durangona
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| Binomial name | |
| Givira durangona (Schaus, 1901)
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are white with some dark points along the costa and a cluster of reddish-brown and black scales on the middle of the inner margin. The hindwings are white, covered with small indistinct grayish spots.[3]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eugivira durangona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "640011.00 – 2663 – Givira durangona – (Schaus, 1901)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.