Planctogystia Breviculus
''Planctogystia'' is a genus of moths of the family Cossidae. Species *''Planctogystia albiplagiata'' (Gaede, 1930) *''Planctogystia breviculus'' (Mabille, 1880) *''Planctogystia brunneofasciatus'' (Gaede, 1930) *''Planctogystia crassilineatus'' (Gaede, 1930) *''Planctogystia fulvosparsus'' (Butler, 1882) *''Planctogystia gaedei'' (Schoorl, 1990) *''Planctogystia legraini'' Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 *''Planctogystia lemur'' Yakovlev, 2009 *''Planctogystia olsoufieffae'' Yakovlev, 2011 *''Planctogystia pavidus'' (Butler, 1882) *''Planctogystia parvulus'' (Kenrick, 1914) *''Planctogystia sakalava'' (Viette, 1958) *''Planctogystia senex'' (Butler, 1882) References

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Cossidae
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are Lepidoptera found worldwide, They are nocturnal, except for the Southeast Asian subfamily Ratardinae. This family includes many species with large caterpillars and moths with a wingspan from . These moths are mostly grey; some have long, narrow wings and resemble hawkmoths (Sphingidae) which are more advanced macrolepidoptera, however. Many are twig, bark, or leaf mimics, and Cossidae often have some sort of large marking at the tip of the forewing uppersides, conspicuous in flight, but resembling a broken-off twig when the animals are resting. Caterpillars are smooth with a few hairs. Most cossid caterpillars are tree borers, in some species taking up to three years to mature. The caterpillars pupate within their tunnels; they often have an unpl ...
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