Deserticossus campicola explained

Deserticossus campicola is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Russia,[1] Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and western China.

The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm for males and 22–28 mm for females.[2] The forewings are grey, sprinkled with black. The hindwings are uniform grey.[3]

The larvae develop in Haloxylon wood, where they hibernate twice.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193726/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439940 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://eversmannia.entomology.ru/eversmannia_dop1.pdf Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)
  3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Deserticossus_Campicola lepiforum.de