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Mormogystia reibellii

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Mormogystia reibellii
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Cossidae. 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.r

References

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  1. ^ "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19.