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Strigocossus

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Strigocossus
Extract from Plate II. HEPIALUS CRASSUS (= Strigocossus crassa).
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Zeuzerinae
Genus: Strigocossus
Houlbert, 1916[1]
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Synonyms
  • Xylocossus Houlbert, 1916

Strigocossus ) is a genus of large moths belonging to the subfamily Zeuzerinae in family Cossidae. The genus was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1916 ((type species – Strigocossus leucopteris)

Species

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The genus includes 13 species, widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagadcar:[2]

Former species

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References

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  1. ^ Houlbert, C. 1916. "Sur la distribution géographique des Xyleutes (Lép. Zeuzeridae) et description de sept espèces nouvelles". Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée 11bis:59–118.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Strigocossus Houlbert, 1916". Afromoths. Retrieved March 24, 2018.