Paracossulus thrips

Paracossulus thrips
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Paracossulus; Schoorl, 1990
Species:	P. thrips
Binomial name
	Paracossulus thrips; (Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
	Bombyx thripsHübner, 1818; Catopta thrips; Hypopta thrips; Cossus fuchsianaEversmann, 1832; Cossus kindermanniFreyer, 1836; Catopta thrips polonicaDaniel, 1953;

Last updated October 18, 2025

Paracossulus thrips is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Russia,^[1] Kazakhstan and Turkey. The habitat consists of exclaves of open steppe vegetation on sands or loess and xerophilous grasslands on alkaline substrates.^[2]

The larvae bore the roots of Artemisia species.^[3]

References

↑ "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
↑ "Catopta thrips.pdf | Reporting under Habitats Directive (Article 17)". forum.eionet.europa.eu.
↑ "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it.

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[1] "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.

[2] "Catopta thrips.pdf | Reporting under Habitats Directive (Article 17)". forum.eionet.europa.eu.

[3] "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it.

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