Deserticossus arenicola

Deserticossus arenicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Deserticossus
Species: D. arenicola
Binomial name
Deserticossus arenicola
(Staudinger, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Cossus arenicola Staudinger, 1879
  • Holcocerus arenicola
  • Holcocerus arenicola transcaucasicus Zukowsky, 1936
  • Holcocerus arenicola albida Seitz, 1912
  • Holcocerus dilutior Rothschild, 1912

Deserticossus arenicola is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Russia[1] (Dagestan), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, north-western China, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt (Sinai) and Jordan.

The wingspan is 38–63 mm. The forewings are light ash-grey with black markings. The hindwings are uniform grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in May in the Sinai dessert and in March in Jordan.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Tigrovaya balka, Tamarix ramosissima and Tamarix hispida.[3]

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References

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