''Paracossus'' 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 ...
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Species
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Paracossus furcatus
''Paracossus furcatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Burma. 1990: A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'', 263: 1-295PDF/ref>
References
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Hampson, 1904
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Paracossus griseatus
''Paracossus griseatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2009. It is found in Cambodia., 2009: New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 8 (3): 353-361. Full art ...
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Yakovlev, 2009
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Paracossus hainanicus
''Paracossus hainanicus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2009. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous ...
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Yakovlev, 2009
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Paracossus indradit
''Paracossus indradit'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2009. It is found in Thailand., 2009: New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 8 (3): 353-361. Full arti ...
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Yakovlev, 2009
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Paracossus longispinalis
''Paracossus longispinalis'' is a 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 approx ...
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(I. Chou & B.Z. Hua, 1988)
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Paracossus parvus
''Paracossus parvus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 1904
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Hampson, 1905
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Paracossus zyaung
''Paracossus zyaung'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Vietnam.Yakovlev, R.V. 2014: Descriptions of three new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Vietnam, with an updated annotated checklist. Zootaxa, 3802(2): 240-256.
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Yakovlev, 2014
Former species
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Paracossus acronyctoides''
(Moore, 1879)
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Paracossus amasonca''
Yakovlev, 2006
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Paracossus artushka''
Yakovlev, 2006
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Paracossus celebensis''
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Paracossus chloratus
''Roepkiella chloratus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892.
It is found in Sundaland and the Philippines. Its habitat consists of lowland rainforests.
Its larvae burrows in the bark of the ''Parkia ...
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(Swinhoe, 1892)
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Paracossus cinereus''
(Roepke, 1957)
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Paracossus javanus
''Roepkiella javana'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Java.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 1957
Taxa named by Walter Karl Johann Roepke
Moths of Indonesi ...
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Paracossus khmer''
Yakovlev, 2004
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Paracossus loeffleri''
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Paracossus microgenitalis
''Kalimantanossus'' is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Cossidae. Its only species, ''Kalimantanossus microgenitalis'', was described in 2004 and is found on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the w ...
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Yakovlev, 2004
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Paracossus pinratanai
''Neurocossus pinratanai'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Ind ...
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Yakovlev, 2004
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Paracossus pusillus
''Roepkiella pusillus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in western Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java ...
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(Roepke, 1957)
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Paracossus rama
''Hollowiella rama'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2006. It is found in northern Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeas ...
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Yakovlev, 2006
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Paracossus retak
''Isocossus retak'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...
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(Holloway, 1986)
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Paracossus rufidorsia
''Roepkiella rufidorsia'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous countr ...
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(Hampson, 1905)
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Paracossus schoorli
''Reticulocossus'' is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae. It contains only one species, ''Reticulocossus schoorli'', which is found in northern Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the fou ...
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Yakovlev, 2004
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Paracossus seria
''Isocossus seria'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of coastal areas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. Fo ...
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(Holloway, 1986)
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Paracossus speideli
''Neurocossus speideli'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ...
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(Holloway, 1986)
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Paracossus subfuscus
''Roepkiella subfuscus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found on Java and Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the s ...
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Paracossus telisai''
(Holloway, 1986)
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Paracossus thaika''
Yakovlev, 2006
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Paracossus xishuangbannaensis''
(Chou et Hua, 1986)
References
* , 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 263: 1-295. Full article
* , 2004: New taxa of ''Cossidae'' from SE Asia. ''Atalanta'' 35(3-4): 369-382.
* , 2004: Cossidae of Thailand. Part 2. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). ''Atalanta'' 35 (3-4): 383-389.
* , 2006, New ''Cossidae'' (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, ''Tinea'' 19 (3): 188-213.
* , 2009: New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'' 8 (3): 353-361. Full article
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Cossidae genera
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