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Mormogystia proleuca

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Mormogystia proleuca
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Mormogystia
Species:
M. proleuca
Binomial name
Mormogystia proleuca
(Hampson in Walsingham et Hampson, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eremocossus proleuca Hampson in Walsingham et Hampson, 1896

Mormogystia proleuca is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, including southern Saudi Arabia (the Asir Mountains), southern Oman (Dhofar) and Yemen.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown. The head, thorax and abdomen are light yellow.

The larvae feed on Acacia species.

References

  1. ^ "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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