Cryptoholcocerus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus, is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and north-western China, where it is found at elevations ranging from 400 to 3,750 meters.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Subfamily: | Cossinae |
Genus: | Cryptoholcocerus Yakovlev, 2006 |
Species: | C. mongolicus
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Binomial name | |
Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus (Erschoff in Alpheraky, 1882)
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The length of the forewings is 20–28 mm for males and 28–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
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