Species of moth
| Gesneria centuriella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Crambidae
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| Genus:
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Gesneria
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| Species:
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G. centuriella
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| Binomial name
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Gesneria centuriella
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| Synonyms
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- 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
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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.
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)
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