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Dyspessa salicicola

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Cossidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dyspessa

Similar
  
Dyspessa ulula, Parahypopta caestrum, Phragmataecia, Phragmataecia castaneae, Cossus

Dyspessa salicicola is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It was described by Eversmann in 1848. It is found in Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey.

The length of the forewings is 9–14 mm for males and 9–15 mm for females. The forewings are yellow with a row of four to five dark round spots in the postdiscal area. The hindwings are grey.

Subspecies

  • Dyspessa salicicola salicicola
  • Dyspessa salicicola aschabadensis Daniel, 1962 (Central Asia)
  • References

    Dyspessa salicicola Wikipedia