Zeuzeropecten castaneus

Zeuzeropecten castaneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Zeuzeropecten
Species:	Z. castaneus
Binomial name
	Zeuzeropecten castaneus; (Kenrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Cossus castaneus (Kenrick, 1914); Duomitus castaneus Kenrick, 1914; Azygophleps hova Le Cerf, 1919;

Zeuzeropecten castaneus is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.^[1]

This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 70 mm (male). The frontwings are white, with chestnut reticulations, a faint post-median line, and another near the base. The hindwings are similar but duller.^[2]

References[edit]

^ afromoths.net
^ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.589, pls. 31–32

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[1] romoths.net

[2] Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.589, pls. 31–32

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