Aethalopteryx diksami is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Socotra, Yemen, where it is only known from the central part of Socotra Island from two valleys: the Diksam canyon and the Difarroha valley, which are characterized by the following relict woody vegetation: Dracaena cinnabari, Buxus hildebrandtii, Croton socotranus and numerous other endemic plants.

Aethalopteryx diksami
Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Aethalopteryx
Species:
A. diksami
Binomial name
Aethalopteryx diksami
Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2010[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ivinskis, Povilas; Borth, Robert; Saldaitis, Aidas; Yakovlev, Roman (2011-08-11). "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". ZooKeys (122). Pensoft.net: 45–69. Bibcode:2011ZooK..122...45B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.122.1213. PMC 3187673. PMID 21998527. Retrieved 2011-12-19.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.