Mormogystia reibellii

Mormogystia reibellii
Mormogystia reibellii
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Mormogystia
Species: M. reibellii
Binomial name
Mormogystia reibellii
(Oberthür, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypopta reibellii Oberthür, 1876
  • Hypopta reibelli
  • Hypopta mussolinii Turati, 1927
  • Hypopta cognata Krüger, 1939

Mormogystia reibellii is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North Africa and the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, including the northern part of Saudi Arabia, northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania, Niger and Chad.

The wingspan is 27–31 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is light ochre. The head, thorax and abdomen are light yellow.

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