Givira francesca explained

Givira francesca is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in 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]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/files/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/cossoidea/cossidae/hypoptinae/givira/index.html Givira at funet
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2671 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://openi.nlm.nih.gov/detailedresult.php?img=355912_i1536-2442-002-12-0001-f101&req=4 The Natural History of the Arboreal Ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi