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Macrocossus toluminus

Macrocossus toluminus is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and the Gambia.

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Jul 17, 2026
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Length
113 w
Citations
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Source
Macrocossus toluminus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Macrocossus
Species:
M. toluminus
Binomial name
Macrocossus toluminus
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Cossus toluminus H. Druce, 1887
  • Macrocossus rudis Aurivillius, 1900

Macrocossus toluminus is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and the Gambia.1

References

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Macrocossus toluminus (Druce, 1887)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 3, 2020.