''Arctiocossus'' 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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Arctiocossus antargyreus
''Arctiocossus antargyreus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 1874
Moths of Africa
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C. Felder & R. Felder, 1874
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Arctiocossus castaneus
''Arctiocossus castaneus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic moths of South Africa
Cossinae
Moths described in 1929
Moths of Afric ...
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(Gaede, 1929)
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Arctiocossus danieli
''Arctiocossus danieli'' is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1959. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.Clench, H.K. (1959)"Notes on African Cossidae" ''Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung M� ...
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Clench, 1959
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Arctiocossus gaerdesi
''Arctiocossus gaerdesi'' is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Franz Daniel in 1956. It is found in Namibia.
The larvae feed on '' Zygophyllum stapffii''.
References
Endemic fauna of Namibia
Cossinae
Moths described in 1956
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(Daniel, 1956)
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Arctiocossus impeditus
''Arctiocossus impeditus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in South Africa.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic moths of South Africa
Cossinae
Moths described in 1865
Moths of Afric ...
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(Walker, 1865)
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Arctiocossus ligatus
''Arctiocossus ligatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aus ...
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(Walker, 1865)
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Arctiocossus poliopterus
''Arctiocossus poliopterus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 1959
Moths of Africa
{{Cossina ...
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Clench, 1959
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Arctiocossus punctifera
''Arctiocossus punctifera'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Tanzania.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic fauna of Tanzania
Cossinae
Moths described in 1929
Moths of Africa
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Gaede, 1929
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Arctiocossus strigulatus
''Arctiocossus strigulatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Namibia.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Endemic fauna of Namibia
Cossinae
Moths described in 1929
Moths of Africa
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Gaede, 1929
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Arctiocossus tessellatus
''Arctiocossus tessellatus'' is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1959. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
References
Cossinae
Moths described in 1959
Moths of Africa
{{Cossinae-stub ...
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Clench, 1959
Former species
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Arctiocossus aries''
Püngeler, 1902
References
* , 1959: Notes on African Cossidae. ''Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München'', 6: 3-27. Full article
* , 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 263: 1-295. Full article
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Cossidae genera
{{Cossinae-stub