Zeuzerocossus cinereus

Zeuzerocossus cinereus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Zeuzerocossus
Yakovlev, 2008
Species: Z. cinereus
Binomial name
Zeuzerocossus cinereus
(Roepke, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cinereus Roepke, 1957
  • Paracossus cinereus

Zeuzerocossus cinereus is a moth in the Cossidae family, and the only species in the genus Zeuzerocossus. It is found on Borneo,[1] Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests.

The forewings are pale grey with an inverted darker grey 'V'-shape.[2]

References

  1. Yakovlev, Roman V., 2008, Zeuzerocossus Yakovlev, gen. n., a new genus of Cossidae from south-eastern Asia, Tinea 20 (2): 105-107.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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