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Catopta albonubilus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Catopta

Catopta albonubilus is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Graeser in 1888. It is found from Kyrgyzstan through Central Asia to Burma, Korea, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, Korea and north-eastern China.

The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm. The forewings have a narrow dark border along the outer margin. The submarginal zone has a greyish area with a lighter center. The hindwings are grey.

Subspecies

  • Catopta albonubilus albonubilus (Russia: Chita, Primorje, Yakutia; Mongolia: Central, Hentyi aimaks; north-eastern China; Korea)
  • Catopta albonubilus argunica Yakovlev, 2007 (Russia: East Trasbaicalia; central and eastern Mongolia)
  • Catopta albonubilus centralsinica Daniel, 1940 (China: Heilongjiang, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi)

    • References

    Catopta albonubilus Wikipedia
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