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Chinocossus marcopoloi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chinocossus

Chinocossus marcopoloi is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Yakovlev in 2006. It is found in China (Yunnan).

The length of the forewings is about 19 mm. The peripheral parts of the forewings are grey with a reticulate pattern. The discal area and basal part are brown. The hindwings are grey with grey strokes between the veins.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Marco Polo.

References

Chinocossus marcopoloi Wikipedia