Stygioides colchica is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, the southern part of European Russia,[1] Ukraine,[2] Turkey, Armenia, Lebanon and Israel.[3]

Stygioides colchica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Stygioides
Species:
S. colchica
Binomial name
Stygioides colchica
Synonyms
  • Stygia colchica Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
  • Stygioides colchicus
  • Stygia dercetis Grum-Grshimailo, 1899
  • Stygia amasina Herrich-Schäffer 1852
  • Stygia tricolor Lederer, 1858
  • Stygoides tricolor
  • Typhonia stygiella Bruand, 1S53

Adults have been recorded on wing in May in Israel.

Subspecies

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  • Stygioides colchicus colchicus
  • Stygioides colchicus dercetis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1899) (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria)

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