Hirtocossus crucis
| Hirtocossus crucis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Hirtocossus |
| Species: | H. crucis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hirtocossus crucis (Kenrick, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hirtocossus crucis is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 70 mm. The frontwings are dull white, with 2 fine angulated lines crossing, the hindwings are uniformely dull grey.[2]
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.588, pls. 31–32
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