Gesneria centuriella

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 ;

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]

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.

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^ Japanese Moths
^ Savela, Markku. "Gesneria centuriella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ Bird, C. D. "Species Details: Gesneria centuriella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.