Mormogystia brandstetteri

Mormogystia brandstetteri
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Mormogystia
Species:	M. brandstetteri
Binomial name
Mormogystia brandstetteri Saldaitis, Ivinskis & Yakovlev, 2011[1]

Mormogystia brandstetteri is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is endemic to the Socotra Archipelago.

The wingspan is 33–35 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is black. The head, thorax and abdomen are intense grey. There is a black costal spot on the ventral hindwing

The larvae probably feed on Acacia species.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Johann Brandstetter, a German painter and entomologist.

References

1. ^ Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)

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