Wittocossus mokanshanensis

Wittocossus mokanshanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Wittocossus
Species: W. mokanshanensis
Binomial name
Wittocossus mokanshanensis
(Daniel, 1945)
Synonyms
  • Cossus mokanshanensis Daniel, 1945
  • Cossus yunnanensis Hua, Chou, Fang et Chen, 1990
  • Cossus moganshanensis Hua, Chou, Fang et Chen, 1990

Wittocossus mokanshanensis is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Daniel in 1945. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hubei, Sichuan), Thailand and Vietnam.[1]

The length of the forewings is 26–28 mm. The forewings are dark, with a pattern of wavy dark stripes. The basal areas are uniform grey. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  2. ↑ Yakovlev, Roman V., 2006, New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, Tinea 19 (3): 188-213. Full Article:


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