Semitocossus
Species of moth
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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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
