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Givira lotta (Pine Carpenterworm Moth)

Wikipedia Abstract

Givira lotta, the pine carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. The habitat consists of pine forests. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are grey with brown markings. They have been recorded on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on Pinus ponderosa. They mine the outer bark of their host plant at the base of the trunk. The larvae are whitish and reach a length of about 30 mm when full grown.
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Prey / Diet

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0