Strigocossus ochricosta

Strigocossus ochricosta is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1968.[1] It is found in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Strigocossus ochricosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Strigocossus
Species:
S. ochricosta
Binomial name
Strigocossus ochricosta
(D. S. Fletcher, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Azygophleps ochricosta D. S. Fletcher, 1968

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Strigocossus ochricosta (Fletcher D. S., 1968)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 21, 2018.


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