Wiltshirocossus aries

Wiltshirocossus aries

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Wiltshirocossus Yakovlev, 2007
Species:	W. aries
Binomial name
*Wiltshirocossus aries* (Püngeler, 1902)
Synonyms
Cossus aries Püngeler, 1902 Lamellocossus aries Cossus aegyptiaca Hampson, 1910 Cossus tahlai Dumont, 1932 Cossus bongiovannii Krüger, 1939 Cossus pulcher Rungs, 1942 Cossus turatii Krüger, 1934 Cossus cheesmani Tams, 1925

Wiltshirocossus aries is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. 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.

The wingspan is about 39 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, with brownish suffusion. The hindwings are shininh greyish black.^[2] 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)

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