Holcocerus nobilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Blastobasidae |
Genus: | Holcocerus |
Species: | H. nobilis |
Binomial name | |
Holcocerus nobilis Staudinger, 1884 | |
Synonyms | |
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Holcocerus nobilis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was first described by Staudinger in 1884. It is found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, Iran and Afghanistan. The habitat consists of deserts and semi-deserts.
Adults are on wing in summer, probably in two generations per year. [1]
The Cossinae are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae. The caterpillars of several Cossinae species, such as the carpenterworm and the goat moth, are significant pests. On the other hand, in Chile the caterpillars of the Chilean moth are collected on a commercial scale for sale as fishing bait and terrarium pet food; they are usually called "butterworms" in international trade.
Holcocerus gloriosus is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, northern Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman. The habitat consists of deserts.
Holcocerus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Deserticossus beketi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2004. It is found in Mongolia. The habitat consists of deserts.
Yakudza vicarius is a moth in the family Cossidae and the only species in the genus Yakudza. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865, and reclassified in 2006. It is found in China, Russia and Japan.
Deserticossus mongoliana is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1969. It is found in Mongolia. The habitat consists of deserts, where it is found at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1,600 meters.
Roepkiella rufidorsia is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India (Sikkim).
Holcocerus didmanidzae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Georgia.
Holcocerus reticuliferus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Uzbekistan.
Holcocerus rjabovi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Holcocerus tancrei is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
Holcocerus zarudnyi is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Iran.
Hollowiella xishuangbannaensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in China (Yunnan).
Deserticossus murinus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and Kirghizistan. The habitat consists of semi-deserts and mountains at altitudes between 450 and 1,800 meters.
Deserticossus tsingtauana is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Russia (Primorye), Mongolia, China, Korea and northern Vietnam. The habitat consists of forests.
Deserticossus praeclarus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
Streltzoviella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Barchaniella sacara is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Plyustchiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, Plyustchiella gracilis, which is found in south-eastern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. The habitat consists of deserts.
Vartiania drangianica is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Iran.