Biology:Cryptoholcocerus

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Short description: Genus of moths


Cryptoholcocerus
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Cryptoholcocerus

Yakovlev, 2006
Species:
C. mongolicus
Binomial name
Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus
(Erschoff in Alpheraky, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Cossus mongolicus Erschoff, 1882
  • Holcocerus nigrescens Rothschild, 1912

Cryptoholcocerus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus, is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan , Afghanistan and north-western China , where it is found at elevations ranging from 400 to 3,750 meters.

The length of the forewings is 20–28 mm for males and 28–35 mm for females. The forewings are grey with a reticulate pattern. The hindwings have a reticulate pattern and a large dark spot in the central area. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18129879 entry