Biology:Deserticossus murinus

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Short description: Species of moth

Deserticossus murinus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Deserticossus
Species:
D. murinus
Binomial name
Deserticossus murinus
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Holcocerus murinus Rothschild, 1912[1]

Deserticossus murinus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and Kirghizistan. The habitat consists of semi-deserts and mountains at altitudes between 450 and 1,800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 16–25 mm for males and 18–25 mm for females. The forewings are dark grey. The hindwings are dark grey, but lighter at the base. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

References

  1. Seitz, Adalbert (1913). "Errata and Addenda to the Cossidae". The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. Tübingen: H. Laupp Jr.. p. 452. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10426073. 
  2. Yakovlev, R. V. (2006). "Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)" (in ru). Eversmannia. Supplement 1: 38–39. http://eversmannia.entomology.ru/eversmannia_dop1.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18129897 entry