Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cossidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus | |
Similar Azygophleps, Cossus, Cossidae, Cossus cossus | ||
Mormogystia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
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Diagnosis
Mormogystia is distinguished from all other Cossidae genera by having large silvery areas on the forewing.
Description
Medium sized, brightly coloured moths. Male antennae bipectinate with very short processes; female antennal pecten much reduced. Large silvery areas on the forewing forming fasciae make this the only Cossidae genus to have such a high contrast pattern. Hindwings are uniform.
Distribution
The genus consists of four species distributed in north Africa, the Levant, Arabian Peninsula and Kenya.
Species
References
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