Cossulus griseatellus

Cossulus griseatellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Cossulus
Species: C. griseatellus
Binomial name
Cossulus griseatellus
Yakovlev, 2006

Cossulus griseatellus is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1]

The length of the forewings is 12–13 mm. The forewings are grey, with a light marginal streak, bordering a light-grey submarginal area. The basal area of the wing is grey with a pattern of interrupred lines in the discal area. The hindwings are uniform light grey.[2]

References

  1. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  2. Yakovlev, R.V., 2006, Eversmannia 7-8: 3-24.
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