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Acossus terebra

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Acossus terebra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Acossus
Species:
A. terebra
Binomial name
Acossus terebra
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx terebra Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Lamellocossus terebra
  • Acossus terebrus

Acossus terebra is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Eurasia, including Israel, Turkey, northern Spain, central and southern Europe, southern Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the central part of European Russia, the Caucasus, southern Siberia (including the Altai and Sayan Mountains) to southern Yakutia, the southern part of the Russian Far East, Korea, Heilongjiang, Jilin and inner Mongolia.[1]

The wingspan is 55–64 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

The larvae feed on Populus tremula.[3]

References

  1. ^ Taxonomic notes on Acossus Dyar and Parahypopta Daniel (Cossidae)
  2. ^ European Butterflies and Moths
  3. ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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