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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
Genus: | Geshna Dyar, 1906[1] |
Species: | G. cannalis
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Binomial name | |
Geshna cannalis (Quaintance, 1898)
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Geshna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It contains only one species, Geshna cannalis, the lesser canna leafroller, described by Altus Lacy Quaintance in 1898. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.[2] It has also been recorded from Costa Rica[3] and Cuba.
The wingspan is 20–25 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from February to May, from July to August and from November to December.[5]
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "801215.00 – 5126 – Geshna cannalis – Lesser Canna Leafroller Moth – (Quaintance, 1898)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (April 22, 2016). "Species Geshna cannalis - Lesser Canna Leafroller Moth - Hodges#5126". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ McAuslane, Heather J. (May 2017). "Lesser canna leafroller". Featured Creatures. University of Florida. Retrieved April 10, 2018.