Holcocerus nobilis

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Holcocerus nobilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Holcocerus
Species:
H. nobilis
Binomial name
Holcocerus nobilis
Staudinger, 1884
Synonyms
  • Holcocerus marmoratusAustaut, 1897
  • Holcocerus strigatusAustaut, 1897
  • Holcocerus difficilisA. Bang-Haas, 1906

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]

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