Gerdana
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Genus: | Gerdana Busck, 1908
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Species: | G. caritella
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Gerdana caritella Busck, 1908
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Gerdana is a genus of moths in the Autostichidae family. It contains only one species, Gerdana caritella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from south-eastern Canada and the eastern United States.[1]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The forewings are light yellow, suffused with darker saffron-yellow. The basal half of the costal edge is darkened with black dusting. The hindwings are whitish fuscous.[2] Adults are mainly on wing from June to August.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Phoradendron, Picea mariana and Picea pungens.[3]
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