Givira francesca

Givira francesca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Givira
Species: G. francesca
Binomial name
Givira francesca
(Dyar, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Hypopta francesca Dyar, 1909

Givira francesca is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina.[1][2]

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae bore in the bark of Pinus trunks.[3]

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