Holcocerus gloriosus

Holcocerus gloriosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Holcocerus
Species:	H. gloriosus
Binomial name
	Holcocerus gloriosus; (Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
	Hypopta gloriosus Erschoff, 1874; Holcocerus puengeleri Rothschild, 1912; Holcocerus laudabilis Staudinger, 1899;

Holcocerus gloriosus is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, northern Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.^[1] The habitat consists of deserts.

The length of the forewings is 12–20 mm for males and 16–21 mm for females. The forewings are white with a small brown points at the veins. The hindwings are white.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May in Israel.

Subspecies

Holcocerus gloriosus gloriosus
Holcocerus gloriosus laudabilis Staudinger, 1899 (Jordan, Israel, Egypt: Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain)
Holcocerus gloriosus mesopotamicus Watkins & Buxton, 1921 (Iran, Iraq, southern Afghanistan)

References

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[1] Cossidae of Israel

[2] Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)

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