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Semitocossus johannes

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Semitocossus johannes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genus: Semitocossus
Yakovlev, 2007
Species:
S. johannes
Binomial name
Semitocossus johannes
(Staudinger, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Paropta johannes Staudinger, 1899
  • Cossus striolatus Rothschild, 1912

Semitocossus johannes is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, south-western Turkey[1] and Saudi Arabia.

Adults are on wing from in April, August and October in Israel.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calotropis procera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cossidae of Israel". 2023-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. ^ Dhafer, H. M. Al; Aldryhim, Y. N.; Elgharbawy, A. A.; Fadl, H. H. (May 2012). "Insects Associated with Milkweed Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. in the Ibex Reserve in the Central Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Entomological News. 122 (3): 233–246. doi:10.3157/021.122.0304. ISSN 0013-872X.