Deserticossus campicola
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Deserticossus |
Species: | D. campicola
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Binomial name | |
Deserticossus campicola (Eversmann, 1854)
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Deserticossus campicola is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Russia,[1] Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and western China.
The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm for males and 22–28 mm for females.[2] The forewings are grey, sprinkled with black. The hindwings are uniform grey.[3]
The larvae develop in Haloxylon wood, where they hibernate twice.
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