Hirtocossus crucis

Hirtocossus crucis is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Hirtocossus crucis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Hirtocossus
Species:
H. crucis
Binomial name
Hirtocossus crucis
(Kenrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cossus crucis Kenrick, 1914

This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 70 mm. The frontwings are dull white, with 2 fine angulated lines crossing, the hindwings are uniformly dull grey.[2]

References
  1. afromoths.net
  2. Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.588, pls. 31–32


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