Isocossus cruciatus

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Isocossus cruciatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Isocossus
Species:
I. cruciatus
Binomial name
Isocossus cruciatus
(Holloway, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cruciatusHolloway, 1986

Isocossus cruciatus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1986 and is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of alluvial forests.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are pale grey with blackish striae.

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