Strigocossus Explained

Strigocossus) is a genus of large moths belonging to the subfamily Zeuzerinae in family Cossidae. The genus was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1916 ((type species – Strigocossus leucopteris)

Species

The genus includes 13 species, widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagadcar:^[1]

• Strigocossus ambahona (Viette, 1954)
• Strigocossus crassa (Drury, 1782)
• Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)
• Strigocossus cretacea (Butler, 1878)
• Strigocossus elephas Yakovlev, 2013
• Strigocossus guillemei (Houlbert, 1916)
• Strigocossus hepialoides Yakovlev, 2011
• Strigocossus kushit Yakovlev, 2011
• Strigocossus mediopallens (D. S. Fletcher, 1968)
• Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856)
• Strigocossus ochricosta (D. S. Fletcher, 1968)
• Strigocossus ralffiebigi Yakovlev, 2021
• Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)

Former species

• Strigocossus kilimandjarae (Le Cerf, 1914)
• Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert, 1916
• Strigocossus vosseleri (Gaede, 1930)

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Strigocossus Houlbert, 1916 . Afromoths . March 24, 2018.