Gesneria centuriella

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
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Gesneria
Species:	G. centuriella
Binomial name
Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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

• 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

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.