''Deserticossus mongoliana'' 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 ...

in the family Cossidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1969. It is found in

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

. The habitat consists of deserts, where it is found at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1,600 meters. The length of the forewings is 12–18 mm for males and 17–22 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to July.Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)
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References

* Cossinae Moths described in 1969 Moths of Asia {{Cossinae-stub