Biology:Arctiocossus gaerdesi

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Short description: Species of moth

Arctiocossus gaerdesi
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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A. gaerdesi
Binomial name
Arctiocossus gaerdesi
(Daniel, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
  • Cossus gaerdesi

Arctiocossus gaerdesi is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Franz Daniel in 1956. It is found in Namibia.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum stapffii.

References

  1. Clench, H.K. (1959). "Notes on African Cossidae". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München, 6: 3-27.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Arctiocossus gaerdesi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=70549. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13392234 entry