Strigocossus ) is a genus of large moths belonging to the subfamily Zeuzerinae in family Cossidae. The genus was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1916 ((type species â Strigocossus leucopteris)
Species
The genus includes 13 species, widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagadcar:
- Strigocossus ambahona <small>(Viette, 1954)</small>
- Strigocossus crassa <small>(Drury, 1782)</small>
- Strigocossus capensis <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Strigocossus cretacea <small>(Butler, 1878)</small>
- Strigocossus elephas <small>Yakovlev, 2013</small>
- Strigocossus guillemei <small>(Houlbert, 1916)</small>
- Strigocossus hepialoides <small>Yakovlev, 2011</small>
- Strigocossus kushit <small>Yakovlev, 2011</small>
- Strigocossus mediopallens <small>(D. S. Fletcher, 1968)</small>
- Strigocossus moderata <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Strigocossus ochricosta <small>(D. S. Fletcher, 1968)</small>
- Strigocossus ralffiebigi <small>Yakovlev, 2021</small>
- Strigocossus tandoensis <small>(Bethune-Baker, 1927)</small>
Former species
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