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Strigocossus moderata

Strigocossus moderata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

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Strigocossus moderata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Strigocossus
Species:
S. moderata
Binomial name
Strigocossus moderata
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856
  • Strigocossus moderatus
  • Xyleutes leucopteris Houlbert, 1916
  • Xyleutes sjoestedti vosseleri Gaede, 1930

Strigocossus moderata is a moth in the family Cossidae.1 It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.2

The larvae feed on Cassia and Pterolobium species.3

References

References

  1. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. Afro Moths