Paracossulus thrips

Paracossulus thrips is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Russia,[1] Kazakhstan and Turkey. The habitat consists of exclaves of open steppe vegetation on sands or loess and xerophilous grasslands on alkaline substrates.[2]

Paracossulus thrips
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Paracossulus

Schoorl, 1990
Species:
P. thrips
Binomial name
Paracossulus thrips
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx thrips Hübner, 1818
  • Catopta thrips
  • Hypopta thrips
  • Cossus fuchsiana Eversmann, 1832
  • Cossus kindermanni Freyer, 1836
  • Catopta thrips polonica Daniel, 1953

The larvae bore the roots of Artemisia species.[3]

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea : Taxon Details". June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
  2. "Catopta thrips.pdf | Reporting under Habitats Directive (Article 17)". forum.eionet.europa.eu.
  3. "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it.
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