Semitocossus johannes is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, south-western Turkey[1] and Saudi Arabia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Genus: | Semitocossus Yakovlev, 2007 |
| Species: | S. johannes
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| Binomial name | |
| Semitocossus johannes (Staudinger, 1899)
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Adults are on wing from in April, August and October in Israel.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calotropis procera.[2]
References
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- ^ "Cossidae of Israel". 2023-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Dhafer, H. M. Al; Aldryhim, Y. N.; Elgharbawy, A. A.; Fadl, H. H. (May 2012). "Insects Associated with Milkweed Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. in the Ibex Reserve in the Central Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Entomological News. 122 (3): 233–246. doi:10.3157/021.122.0304. ISSN 0013-872X.