Kotchevnik modestus

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Kotchevnik modestus
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K. modestus
Binomial name
Kotchevnik modestus
(Staudinger, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Cossus modestusStaudinger, 1887

Kotchevnik modestus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Kotchevnik modestus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 7, 2018.