Zeuzeropecten castaneus

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

Zeuzeropecten castaneus
Scientific classification
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

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
  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


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