''Mirocossus'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
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 nocturnal ...
, described by J.W. Schoorl in 1990.
Species
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Mirocossus badiala
''Mirocossus badiala'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1968. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
References
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Cossinae
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(D. S. Fletcher, 1968)
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Mirocossus haritonovi
''Mirocossus haritonovi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Uganda.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 2011
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus kibwezi
''Mirocossus kibwezi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Kenya and Malawi.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 2011
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus mordkovitchi
''Mirocossus mordkovitchi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Nigeria.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 2011
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus politzari
''Mirocossus politzari'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southe ...
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus sinevi
''Mirocossus sinevi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern ...
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus siniaevi
''Mirocossus siniaevi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in the Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo ...
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus sombo
''Mirocossus sombo'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Angola.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 2011
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Yakovlev, 2011
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Mirocossus sudanicus
''Mirocossus sudanicus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2011. It is found in Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, ...
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Yakovlev, 2011
References
* , 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 263: 1–295. Full article
* , 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. ''Neue Entomologische Nachrichten'', 66: 1–129.
* , 2013: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. ''Zootaxa'', 3709 (4): 371–393. Abstract
External links
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Cossinae
Cossidae genera
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