Semitocossus johannes is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, south-western Turkey[1] and Saudi Arabia.
Semitocossus johannes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Subfamily: | Cossinae |
Genus: | Semitocossus Yakovlev, 2007 |
Species: | S. johannes |
Binomial name | |
Semitocossus johannes (Staudinger, 1899) | |
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Adults are on wing from in April, August and October in Israel.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calotropis procera.[2]
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