Cryptoholcocerus

Cryptoholcocerus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus, is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and north-western China, where it is found at elevations ranging from 400 to 3,750 meters.

Cryptoholcocerus
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Cryptoholcocerus

Yakovlev, 2006
Species:
C. mongolicus
Binomial name
Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus
(Erschoff in Alpheraky, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Cossus mongolicus Erschoff, 1882
  • Holcocerus nigrescens Rothschild, 1912

The length of the forewings is 20–28 mm for males and 28–35 mm for females. The forewings are grey with a reticulate pattern. The hindwings have a reticulate pattern and a large dark spot in the central area. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]

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