Gerdana

Gerdana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Gerdana
Busck, 1908
Species: G. caritella
Binomial name
Gerdana caritella
Busck, 1908
Synonyms
  • Mnesistega telemacha Meyrick, 1927

Gerdana is a genus of moths in the Autostichidae family. It contains only one species, Gerdana caritella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-eastern Canada and the eastern United States.[1]

The wingspan is 13-17 mm. The forewings are light yellow, suffused with darker saffron-yellow. The basal half of the costal edge is darkened with black dusting. The hindwings are whitish fuscous.[2] Adults are mainly on wing from June to August.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Phoradendron, Picea mariana and Picea pungens.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Busck, A. 1908. A generic revision of American moths of the family Oecophoridae, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35: 193-194
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
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