Arctiocossus gaerdesi is a moth in the family Cossidae described by Franz Daniel in 1956. It is found in Namibia.[1][2]

Arctiocossus gaerdesi
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A. gaerdesi
Binomial name
Arctiocossus gaerdesi
(Daniel, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Pecticossus gaerdesi Daniel, 1956
  • Cossus gaerdesi

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum stapffii.

References

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  1. ^ Clench, H.K. (1959). "Notes on African Cossidae". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München, 6: 3-27.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Arctiocossus gaerdesi​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.