Deserticossus murinus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Kazakhstan and Kirghizistan. The habitat consists of semi-deserts and mountains at altitudes between 450 and 1,800 meters.

Deserticossus murinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Deserticossus
Species:
D. murinus
Binomial name
Deserticossus murinus
(Rothschild, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Holcocerus murinus Rothschild, 1912[1]

The length of the forewings is 16–25 mm for males and 18–25 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rothschild, W. (1913). "Errata and Addenda to the Cossidae". The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. By Seitz, Adalbert. Tübingen: H. Laupp Jr. p. 452.
  2. ^ Yakovlev, R. V. (2006). "Ревизия древоточцев рода Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s. l.)" [A revision of carpenter moths of the genus Holcocerus Staudinger, 1884 (s.l.)] (PDF). Eversmannia. Supplement (in Russian). 1: 38–39.