Aethalopteryx diksami

Aethalopteryx diksami
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Aethalopteryx
Species: A. diksami
Binomial name
Aethalopteryx diksami
Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2010[1]

Aethalopteryx diksami is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in Yemen (Socotra), where it is only known from the central part of Socotra Island from two valleys: the Diksam canyon and the Difarroha valley, which are characterized by the following relict woody vegetation: Dracaena cinnabari, Buxus hildebrandtii, Croton socotranus and numerous other endemic plants

References

  1. "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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