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Strigocossus capensis

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(Redirected from Xyleutes sjoestedti) Species of moth

Strigocossus capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Strigocossus
Species: S. capensis
Binomial name
Strigocossus capensis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Zeuzera capensis Walker, 1856
  • Xyleutes sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1910
  • Azygophleps flavitincta Hampson, 1910
  • Azygophleps kilimandjarae Le Cerf, 1914

Strigocossus capensis is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Cassia bicapsularis, Cassia siamea, Cassia laevigata, Senna didymobotrya, Ricinus communis, Pavonia columella and Hibiscus fuscus.

References

  1. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. Afro Moths
Taxon identifiers
Strigocossus capensis


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