Holcocerus gloriosus is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, northern Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.[1] The habitat consists of deserts.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Holcocerus |
| Species: | H. gloriosus
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| Holcocerus gloriosus (Erschoff, 1874)
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The length of the forewings is 12–20 mm for males and 16–21 mm for females. The forewings are white with a small brown points at the veins. The hindwings are white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May in Israel.
Subspecies
edit- Holcocerus gloriosus gloriosus
- Holcocerus gloriosus laudabilis Staudinger, 1899 (Jordan, Israel, Egypt: Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain)
- Holcocerus gloriosus mesopotamicus Watkins & Buxton, 1921 (Iran, Iraq, southern Afghanistan)
References
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- ^ Cossidae of Israel
- ^ Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)
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