Barchaniella inspersus

Barchaniella inspersus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1887. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan,[1] Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, north-western China and south-western Mongolia.

Barchaniella inspersus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Barchaniella
Species:
B. inspersus
Binomial name
Barchaniella inspersus
(Christoph, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Holcocerus inspersus Christoph, 1887

The length of the forewings is 12–16 mm for males and 13–17 mm for females. The forewings are light brown with a weak light pattern. The hindwings are almost white. Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae live inside the trunks of Haloxylon species, in which they overwinter twice.[2]

References

  • Cossinae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum, London


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