''Hirtocossus cirrilator'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Cossidae. It is found in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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The wings of this moth are white with three large light-brown cellspots. The body and abdomen are white with brownish and blackish scales. The wingspan of the male is 73.5 mm.
Archive.org: Le Cerf, F. 1919c. ''Description d'un Cossus nouveau de Madagascar'' (Lepid. Cossidae). - Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris 25: page 107–108
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See also
* List of moths of Madagascar
There are about 2,680 known moth species of Madagascar. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Madagascar. The ...
References
Cossinae
Moths described in 1919
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Africa
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