Hirtocossus cirrilator

Hirtocossus cirrilator is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Hirtocossus cirrilator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Hirtocossus
Species:
H. cirrilator
Binomial name
Hirtocossus cirrilator
(Le Cerf, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cirrilator Le Cerf, 1919

The wings of this moth are white with three large light-brown cellspots. The body and abdomen are white with brownish and blackish scales. The wingspan of the male is 73.5 mm.[2]

See also

References
  1. afromoths.net
  2. (in French) Archive.org: Le Cerf, F. 1919c. Description d'un Cossus nouveau de Madagascar (Lepid. Cossidae). - Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris 25: page 107–108


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