Strigocossus capensis | |
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Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) | |
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Strigocossus capensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. [2]
The larvae feed on Cassia bicapsularis , Cassia siamea , Cassia laevigata , Senna didymobotrya , Ricinus communis , Pavonia columella and Hibiscus fuscus . [3]
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are nocturnal Lepidoptera found worldwide, except the Southeast Asian subfamily Ratardinae, which is mostly active during the day.
Meharia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Zeuzera is an Old World genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Polyphagozerra coffeae, the red coffee borer or coffee carpenter, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was described by John Nietner in 1861 and is found in Asia. Records from the Moluccas and New Guinea refer to Polyphagozerra reticulata, which was previously considered to be a synonym of P. coffeae. It is a widespread pest that attacks many plants.
Dyspessa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Acossus terebra is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Eurasia, including Israel, Turkey, northern Spain, central and southern Europe, southern Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the central part of European Russia, the Caucasus, southern Siberia to southern Yakutia, the southern part of the Russian Far East, Korea, Heilongjiang, Jilin and inner Mongolia.
Stygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Catopta is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Cossus is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.
Chinocossus acronyctoides is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kashmir, India and Vietnam.
The Zeuzerinae are a subfamily of the family Cossidae.
Roepkiella is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Chalcidica minea is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Queensland and on the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
Duomitus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. Its only species, Duomitus ceramicus, described by Francis Walker in 1865, is found in Yunnan in China and from southern India and Malaysia to Sumatra, Ceram and New Guinea.
Skeletophyllon is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Trismelasmos is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Panau is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Sansara is a genus of moths in the family of Cossidae.
Indarbela quadrinotata, the bark-eating caterpillar, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Strigocossus moderata is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.