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Strigocossus moderata

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Strigocossus moderata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Strigocossus
Species:
S. moderata
Binomial name
Strigocossus moderata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856
  • Strigocossus moderatus
  • Xyleutes leucopteris Houlbert, 1916
  • Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930

Strigocossus moderata is a moth in the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.[2]

The larvae feed on Cassia and Pterolobium species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. ^ Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. ^ Afro Moths


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