Mormogystia equatorialis

Mormogystia equatorialis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kenya.

Mormogystia equatorialis
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Mormogystia
Species:
M. equatorialis
Binomial name
Mormogystia equatorialis
(Le Cerf, 1933)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypopta reibeli equatorialis Le Cerf, 1933

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brown. The head, thorax and abdomen are white.

References

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  1. ^ Ivinskis, Povilas; Borth, Robert; Saldaitis, Aidas; Yakovlev, Roman (2011-08-11). "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". ZooKeys (122). Pensoft.net: 45–69. Bibcode:2011ZooK..122...45B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.122.1213. PMC 3187673. PMID 21998527. Retrieved 2011-12-19.   This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.