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Cossus
''Cossus'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ... in 1793. Species * '' Cossus afghanistana'' Daniel, 1953 * '' Cossus bohatschi'' Püngeler, 1898 * '' Cossus cossus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Cossus crassicornis'' Fabricius, 1775 * '' Cossus dentilinea'' Druce, 1911 * '' Cossus hoenei'' Yakovlev, 2006 * '' Cossus horrifer'' Schaus, 1892 * '' Cossus inconspicuus'' Druce, 1910 * '' Cossus kerzhneri'' Yakovlev, 2011 * '' Cossus nina'' Schaus, 1911 * '' Cossus orientalis'' Gaede, 1929 * '' Cossus shmakovi'' Yakovlev, 2004 * '' Cossus siniaevi'' Yakovlev, 2004 * '' Cossus subocellatus'' Walker, 1856 * '' Cossus tibetanus'' Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990 * '' Cossus ziliante'' Stoll, 1782 Former speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Cossus
''Cossus cossus'', the goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. Biology This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 68–96 mm. The wings are greyish brown and marked with fine dark cross lines. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. The caterpillars have a red/purple stripe across the back and a black head. They reach a length of 9–10 cm. The caterpillars feed in the trunks and branches of a wide variety of trees (see list below), taking three to five years to mature. The caterpillar holes can be found low on the stem (maximum 1.0–1.5 m above the ground). When ready to pupate the caterpillar leaves the tree to find a suitable spot. The species prefer humid environments. Both the larva and moth have a smell reminiscent of goat, hence its name. As a food Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Araraticus
''Cossus cossus'', the goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. Biology This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 68–96 mm. The wings are greyish brown and marked with fine dark cross lines. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. The caterpillars have a red/purple stripe across the back and a black head. They reach a length of 9–10 cm. The caterpillars feed in the trunks and branches of a wide variety of trees (see list below), taking three to five years to mature. The caterpillar holes can be found low on the stem (maximum 1.0–1.5 m above the ground). When ready to pupate the caterpillar leaves the tree to find a suitable spot. The species prefer humid environments. Both the larva and moth have a smell reminiscent of goat, hence its name. As a food Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Balcanicus
''Cossus cossus'', the goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. Biology This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 68–96 mm. The wings are greyish brown and marked with fine dark cross lines. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. The caterpillars have a red/purple stripe across the back and a black head. They reach a length of 9–10 cm. The caterpillars feed in the trunks and branches of a wide variety of trees (see list below), taking three to five years to mature. The caterpillar holes can be found low on the stem (maximum 1.0–1.5 m above the ground). When ready to pupate the caterpillar leaves the tree to find a suitable spot. The species prefer humid environments. Both the larva and moth have a smell reminiscent of goat, hence its name. As a food Pliny Pliny may refer to: People * Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), ancient Roman nobleman, scientist, historian, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Aries
''Wiltshirocossus aries'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Spain, on the Canary Islands, as well as in Mauritania, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. The habitat consists of deserts and semidesert areas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is about 39 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, with brownish suffusion. The hindwings are shining greyish black. Adults are on wing from February to April in North Africa and from April to May in Spain. The larvae feed on '' Acacia'' species. Subspecies *''Wiltshirocossus aries aries'' *''Wiltshirocossus aries aegyptiaca'' (Hampson, 1910) (Egypt) *''Wiltshirocossus aries cheesmani'' (Tams, 1925) (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Aegyptiacus
''Wiltshirocossus aries'' is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Spain, on the Canary Islands, as well as in Mauritania, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. The habitat consists of deserts and semidesert areas. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan o ... is about 39 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, with brownish suffusion. The hindwings are shining greyish black. Adults are on wing from February to April in North Africa and from April to May in Spain. The larvae feed on '' Acacia'' species. Subspecies *''Wiltshirocossus aries aries'' *''Wiltshirocossus aries aegyptiaca'' (Hampson, 1910) (Egypt) *''Wiltshirocossus aries cheesmani'' (Tams, 1925) (Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Orientalis
''Cossus orientalis'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North Korea and China (Jilin), Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ... and Japan., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'', 66: 1-129. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossus Moths described in 1929 Moths of Asia {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Inconspicuus
''Cossus inconspicuus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by Herbert Druce Herbert Druce, FLS (14 July 1846, in London – 11 April 1913, in London) was an English entomologist. His collections were acquired by Frederick DuCane Godman (1834–1919), Osbert Salvin (1835–1898), and James John Joicey (1870–1932) b ... in 1910. It is found in Colombia. References * Cossus Moths of South America Moths described in 1910 {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Afghanistana
''Cossus afghanistana'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'', 66: 1-129. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossus Moths described in 1953 Moths of Asia {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Tibetanus
''Cossus tibetanus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal .... It was described by Hua, Chou, Fang and Chen in 1990. It is found in China (Tibet). References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossus Moths described in 1990 Moths of Asia {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Ziliante
''Cossus ziliante'' is a moth in the family Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal .... It is found in Suriname. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossus Moths described in 1782 Moths of South America {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Subocellatus
''Cossus subocellatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal .... The distribution of the species is unknown. The forewings are imperfectly reticulated with black, with a straight slightly oblique black band near the base, and with two slender curved black subapical bands, one in front, the other behind. The hindwings are slightly reticulated, brownish above. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossus Siniaevi
''Cossus siniaevi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal .... It is found in China (Shaanxi)., 2004: New taxa of ''Cossidae'' from SE Asia. ''Atalanta'' 35(3-4): 369-382. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossus Moths of Asia Moths described in 2004 {{Cossinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
