Deserticossus murinus
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.
| Deserticossus murinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Deserticossus |
| Species: | D. murinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Deserticossus murinus (Rothschild, 1912) | |
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The length of the forewings is 16–25 mm for males and 18–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
References
- Rothschild, W. (1913). "Errata and Addenda to the Cossidae". The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. By Seitz, Adalbert. Tübingen: H. Laupp Jr. p. 452.
- Yakovlev, R. V. (2006). "Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)" [A revision of carpenter moths of the genus Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s.l.)] (PDF). Eversmannia. Supplement (in Russian). 1: 38–39.
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