Biology:Holcocerus gloriosus

Short description: Species of moth

Holcocerus gloriosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Blastobasidae
Genus:	Holcocerus
Species:	H. gloriosus
Binomial name
Holcocerus gloriosus (Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
Hypopta gloriosus Erschoff, 1874 Holcocerus puengeleri Rothschild, 1912 Holcocerus laudabilis Staudinger, 1899

Holcocerus gloriosus is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, northern Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman. The habitat consists of deserts.

The length of the forewings is 12–20 mm for males and 16–21 mm for females. The forewings are white with a small brown points at the veins. The hindwings are white. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May in Israel.

Subspecies

• Holcocerus gloriosus gloriosus
• Holcocerus gloriosus laudabilis Staudinger, 1899 (Jordan, Israel, Egypt: Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain)
• Holcocerus gloriosus mesopotamicus Watkins & Buxton, 1921 (Iran, Iraq, southern Afghanistan)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13232862 entry