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Zeuzerocossus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Zeuzerocossus

Yakovlev, 2008
Species:
Z. cinereus
Binomial name
Zeuzerocossus cinereus
(Roepke, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cinereus Roepke, 1957
  • Paracossus cinereus

Zeuzerocossus cinereus is a moth in the Cossidae family, and the only species in the genus Zeuzerocossus. It is found on Borneo,[1] Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

The forewings are pale grey with an inverted darker grey 'V'-shape.[2]

References

  1. ^ Yakovlev, Roman V., 2008, Zeuzerocossus Yakovlev, gen. n., a new genus of Cossidae from south-eastern Asia, Tinea 20 (2): 105-107.
  2. ^ The Moths of Borneo


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