Cossus Mokshanensis
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''Wittocossus mokanshanensis'' is a
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
in the family
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 Lepidopter ...
. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1945. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hubei, Sichuan),
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
and
Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
. The length of the forewings is 26–28 mm., 2006
"New ''Cossidae'' (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia"
''Tinea'' 19 (3): 188-213.


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Cossinae Moths described in 1945 {{Cossinae-stub