Gesneria centuriella is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1] It is found from Europe (Fennoscandia, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Iceland),[2] east to Japan.[3] It is also present in Greenland and northern North America.[4]

Gesneria centuriella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Gesneria
Species:
G. centuriella
Binomial name
Gesneria centuriella
Synonyms
  • Tinea centuriella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Gesneria centuriella beringiella Munroe, 1972
  • Eudorea centuriella borealis Duponchel in Lefebvre, 1836
  • Hypena centuriella caecalis Walker, 1859
  • Scoparia centuriella ninguidalis Hulst, 1886
  • Phycis quadratella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Scoparia centuriella sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925
  • Scoparia centurialis Guenée, 1854
  • Scoparia centuriella ab. obscura Caradja, 1916
  • Scoparia centuriella f. confluella Krulikovsky, 1908
  • Scopula caliginosalis Walker, 1866
  • Scopula numeralis Zetterstedt, 1839

The wingspan is 20–30 mm. The forewings are smoky gray to dark brown.[5] Adults are on wing from mid June to July in North America.

Subspecies

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  • Gesneria centuriella centuriella (Eurasia)
  • Gesneria centuriella beringiella Munroe, 1972 (Alaska to British Columbia)
  • Gesneria centuriella borealis (Duponchel, 1835) (Greenland)
  • Gesneria centuriella caecalis (Walker, [1859]) (Alaska and Canada to New York, Massachusetts, Oregon, Idaho)
  • Gesneria centuriella ninguidalis (Hulst, 1886) (Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana)

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Japanese Moths
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Bird, C. D. "Species Details: Gesneria centuriella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.