Biology:Wiltshirocossus aries

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Short description: Species of moth

Wiltshirocossus aries
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Wiltshirocossus
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/WiltshirocossusW. aries
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/WiltshirocossusWiltshirocossus aries
(Püngeler, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Cossus aries Püngeler, 1902
  • Krüger, 1939 Dumont, 1932
  • (Rungs, 1943) Wiltshirocossus tahlai
  • Cossus turatii (Dumont, 1932)
  • Cossus pulcher Krüger, 1934
  • (Krüger, 1934) Wiltshirocossus aegyptiaca
  • Cossus bongiovannii Rungs, 1942
  • (Hampson, 1910) Wiltshirocossus bongiovannii
  • Cossus tahlai (Krüger, 1939)
  • Wiltshirocossus turatii Wiltshirocossus pulcher

Wiltshirocossus aries is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Spain, on the Canary Islands, as well as in Mauritania, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.[1] The habitat consists of deserts and semidesert areas.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 39 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, with brownish suffusion. The hindwings are shining greyish black.[4] Adults are on wing from February to April in North Africa and from April to May in Spain.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

Subspecies

  • Wiltshirocossus aries aries
  • Wiltshirocossus aries aegyptiaca (Hampson, 1910) (Egypt)
  • Wiltshirocossus aries cheesmani (Tams, 1925) (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain)

References

  1. ↑ Cossidae of Israel
  2. ↑ "Wiltshirocossus aries". https://www.gbif.org/species/4525640. 
  3. ↑ "Wiltshirocossus aries (Püngeler, 1902)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/94X5P. 
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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