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Zeuzeropecten castaneus

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Zeuzeropecten castaneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Zeuzeropecten
Species:
Z. castaneus
Binomial name
Zeuzeropecten castaneus
(Kenrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Cossus castaneus (Kenrick, 1914)
  • Duomitus castaneus Kenrick, 1914
  • Azygophleps hova Le Cerf, 1919

Zeuzeropecten castaneus is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 70 mm (male). The frontwings are white, with chestnut reticulations, a faint post-median line, and another near the base. The hindwings are similar but duller.[2]

References

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  1. ^ afromoths.net
  2. ^ Kenrick, 1914a. New or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1913(4):p.589, pls. 31–32