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Mormogystia equatorialis

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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

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

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.