Mormogystia
Sign in to saveMormogystia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. Mormogystia species are medium-sized moths with bright colours and uniformly-coloured hindwings. They have large silvery areas on the forewing, a trait that distinguishes them from all other Cossidae genera. Males have bipectinate antennae with short processes, while females have highly reduced antennal pecten. They are found in North Africa, the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, and Kenya.
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Mormogystia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae. Mormogystia species are medium-sized moths with bright colours and uniformly-coloured hindwings. They have large silvery areas on the forewing, a trait that distinguishes them from all other Cossidae genera. Males have bipectinate antennae with short processes, while females have highly reduced antennal pecten. They are found in North Africa, the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, and Kenya.
==Diagnosis== Mormogystia species are medium-sized moths with bright colours and uniformly-coloured hindwings. They have large silvery areas on the forewing, a trait that distinguishes them from all other Cossidae genera. Males have bipectinate antennae with short processes, while females have highly reduced antennal pecten.
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