Cassiana is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Its only species, Cassiana malacella, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1] It is found in Mexico, the southern United States,[2] the British Virgin Islands[3] Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

Cassiana
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Cassiana

Species:
C. malacella
Binomial name
Cassiana malacella
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Vitula malacella Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are pale grayish 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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "800618.00 – 5933.2 – Cassiana malacella – (Dyar, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Moths of Guana Island
  4. ^ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.