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Cassiana

Wikipedia Abstract

Cassiana is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich in 1956, and contains the species C. malacella. It is found in Mexico, the southern United States, the British Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and Bermuda. The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are pale greyish fuscous, although the area between the cell and the costa is white with a faint, scattered dusting of reddish scales. The hindwings are whitish, the veins outlined by dark scales, and a narrow smoky border along the termen and costa.
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External References

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