Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Cossoidea Cossidae Cossinae

• Cossus cossus (Linnaeus, 1758) Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, EU, Caucasus, Middle East, Iran, Siberia, Mongolia, C.Asia, Korea, N.China, Japan. See [maps] Puuntuhooja Goat Moth Weidenbohrer

  • Phalaena (Bombyx) cossus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 504; TL: Sweden

  • Cossus cossus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Cossus cossus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Cossus cossus; Schoorl, 1990, Zool. Verh. 263 (1): 51; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 17; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 58; [RFEL]; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 21; Yakovlev, 2014, Zool. Zh. 93 (5) Ent. Review 94 (6): 882; Yakovlev, 2015, CheckList 11 (5): 4; Yakovlev, Poltavsky, Ilyina, Shchurov & Witt, 2015, Zootaxa 4044 (2): 277; [AfroMoths]

  700x440 (~88Kb) larva FINLAND: Järvenpää 670:39, 03.08.1974, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	550x700 (~94Kb) Sweden, Oxelösund, 12.7.1978, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	800x406 (~77Kb) larva Russia, Moscow area, 19.7.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov
  868x435 (~117Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 3.7.2015 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	827x501 (~71Kb) ova Russia, Moscow area, 5.7.2015 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov	965x512 (~109Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 3.7.2016 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov
  800x460 (~52Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 28-4.7.1980, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Betula spp., B. verrucosa, B. pubescens, Alnus glutinosa, A. incana, Quercus robur, Salix fragilis, S. caprea, Populus tremula, P. balsamifera, Malus domestica, Sorbus intermedia, S. aucuparia, Fraxinus excelsior

  Larva on Citrus , Cydonia oblonga, C. vulgaris, Malus pumila, M. domestica, Prunus avium, Pyrus communis, Cerasus , Armeniaca , Eriobotrya japonica, Beta vulgaris, Cynara , Olea europaea, Fraxinus excelsior, Morus alba, M. nigra, Juglans regia, Diospyros kaki, Hippophae rhamnoides, Elaeagnus , Populus alba, P. nigra, Salix fragilis, S. alba, S. viminalis, S. caprea, S. babylonica, Betula pendula, Alnus glutinosa, A. incana, Castanea , Sorbus , Fagus , Quercus robus, Q. suber, Acer , Ulmus campestris, Vitis , Lonicera xylosteum, Sambucus , Tilia , Aesculus , Platanus , Caragana [RFEL]

  • C. c. cossus Asia Minor, ?, ...

    • Cossus ligniperda Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 3
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 21; [AfroMoths]
    • Cossus unguiculatus Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 4; TL: Italy
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22; [AfroMoths]
    • Cossus balcanicus Lederer, 1863; Wien. ent. Monats. 7: 22, pl. 1, f. 3; TL: Sliwno
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22; [AfroMoths]
    • Cossus cossus stygianus Stichel, 1908; Berl. ent. Z. 53 (1): 123, pl. 3, f. 20; TL: Storbach, Lulea R.
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22; [AfroMoths]
    • Cossus cossus ab. (et var.?) subnigra Schultz, 1911; Soc. Ent. 25 (21): 84
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
    • Cossos cossus f. aceris Griep, 1918; Int. ent. Zs. 12 (11): 84
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
    • Cossus cossus ab. nigra Dietze, 1919; Ent. Z. 33 (1): 4; TL: Locardno am Lago
      • = Cossus cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
      • = Cossus cossus ; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22

    • Cossus cossus cossus; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 318; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 62
  • C. c. lucifer Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 N.Tibet

    • Cossus lucifer Grum-Grshimailo, 1891; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4): 463; TL: Amdo

    • Holcocerus lucifer; [NHM card]
    • Cossus cossus lucifer; Yakovlev, 2006, Eversmannia (Suppl. 1): 89; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 67; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
  • C. c. araraticus Teich, 1896 Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, Georgia, NE.Turkey, NW.Iran

    • Cossus araraticus Teich, 1896; Stettin ent. Ztg 57 (1-6): 28; TL: Igdyn, Mugansteppa

    • Cossus cossus araraticus; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 63; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. uralicus Seitz, 1912 S.Urals, NW.Kazakhstan, ...

    • Cossus cossus uralicus Seitz, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 419, pl. 53 c; TL: Uralsk
    • Cossus volgensis Seitz, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 419 (Bartel i. l.)

    • Cossus volgensis; [NHM card]
    • Cossus cossus uralicus; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 17; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 63; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. chinensis Rothschild, 1912 China (Shandong, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Beijing, Loaoning, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Monggolia, N.Yunna), Primorye, Japan, Korea

    • Cossus cossus chinensis Rothschild, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 451; TL: Tsingtau

    • Cossus cossus chinensis; Daniel, 1940, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 30: 1006; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 67; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 18; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
  • C. c. armeniaca Rothschild, 1912 Turkey

    • Cossus cossus armeniaca Rothschild, 1912; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 451; TL: Hadjin
    • Cossus giganteus Schwingenschuss, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55 (16): 176; TL: Sultan Dagh
      • = Cossus cossus armeniaca ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 64; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22

    • Cossus cossus armeniacus; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 318
    • Cossus cossus armeniaca; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 64; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. albescens Kitt, 1925 Spain

    • Cossus cossus ab. albescens Kitt, 1925; Zs. Öst EntVer. 10: 29; TL: Albarracin, Spain

    • Cossus cossus albescens; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 63
  • C. c. omrana Wiltshire, 1957 Iraq, SE.Turkey

    • Cossus cossus omrana Wiltshire, 1957; Lepid. Iraq: 144; TL: Iraq, Haj Omran

    • Cossus cossus omrana; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 65; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. kossai Wiltshire, 1957 Iraq, S.Iran, Jordan, Lebanon

    • Cossus cossus kossai Wiltshire, 1957; Lepid. Iraq: 145; TL: Iraq, Shaglawa

    • Cossus cossus kossai; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 319; Saldaitis, Yakovlev & Ivinskis, 2007, Acta Zool. Lithuanica 17 (3): 191; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 65; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. deserta Daniel, 1969 W.Mongolia

    • Cossus cossus deserta Daniel, 1969; Reichenbachia 11 (25): 275; TL: Chovd aimak, 10km SSW from somon Bulgan
    • Cossus cossus altensis Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990; Cossid fauna China: 25, 120, pl. 1, f. 7-8; TL: Beitun, Altai, Xinjiang
      • = Cossus cossus deserta ; Yakovlev, 2004, Atalanta 35: 353
      • = Cossus cossus desertus ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 66; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22

    • Cossus cossus deserta; Yakovlev, 2004, Atalanta 35: 353
    • Cossus cossus desertus; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 66; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. gueruenensis Friedel, 1977 Asia Minor, ?

    • Cossus cossus gueruenensis Friedel, 1977; Z. ArbGem. Öst. Ent. 29: 30; TL: Asia Minor, Gürun

    • Cossus cossus gueruenensis; de Freina, 1994, Atalanta 25 (1/2): 318; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 65; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. tianshanus Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990 Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, S.Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, NW.China (Tian-Shan Mts)

    • Cossus cossus tianshanus Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990; Cossid fauna China: 24, 120, pl. 1, f. 5-6

    • Cossus cossus tianshanus; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 65; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. dauricus Yakovlev, 2007 Transbaicalia

    • Cossus cossus dauricus Yakovlev, 2007; Eversmannia 9: 17, pl. 2, f. 12; TL: Transbaikalia, Nizhnij Tsasutchej

    • Cossus cossus dauricus; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 67; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. kopetdaghi Yakovlev, 2009 Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dagh Mts)

    • Cossus cossus kopetdaghi Yakovlev, 2009; Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 66; TL: Kopet-Dagh Mts, Valley Point-Kala and Ipay-Kala rivers, 59°54E, 37°13N

    • Cossus cossus kopetdaghi; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 22
  • C. c. dersu Yakovlev, 2009 SE.Russia

    • Cossus cossus dersu Yakovlev, 2009; Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 67; TL: S.Ussuri, Khasan, Barsovyi reserve

    • Cossus cossus dersu; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 67; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23; [RFEL]
• Cossus orientalis Gaede, 1929 SE.Siberia, Korea, Japan, NE.China. See [maps]

  • Cossus cossus orientalis Gaede, 1929; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1929: 303; TL: Seishin, N.Korea
    • = Cossus cossus chinensis ; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 18
  • Cossos cossus changbaishanensis Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990; Cossid fauna China: 24, 120, pl. 1, f. 3-4; TL: Huijiang, Jiling, Changbai Mtns
    • = ; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 68; [RFEL]; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23

  • Cossus orientalis; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 68; [RFEL]; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
• Cossus afghanistana Daniel, 1953 Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Cossus cossus afghanistana Daniel, 1953; Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 43: 256, pl. 7, f. 1; TL: Afghanistan, Wardik

  • Cossus afghanistana; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 68; Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23; Yakovlev, Pljustch, Skrylnik, Pak & Witt, 2015, Zootaxa 3990 (1): 46 (list); Yakovlev & Witt, 2016, Biol. Bull. Bogdan Univ. 6 (2): 70 (list)
• Cossus siniaevi Yakovlev, 2004 China (Shandong, Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan), Primorye. See [maps]

  • Cossus siniaevi Yakovlev, 2004; Atalanta 35 (3/4): 370, pl. 19, f. 2-3; TL: Shaanxi, Tai Bai Shan Mts, Tisling Mts, Houzhenzi, 33°53N, 107°49E

  • Cossus siniaevi; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 18; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 68 (list); Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23; [RFEL]
• Cossus kerzhneri Yakovlev, 2011 Mongolia. See [maps]

  • Cossus kerzhneri Yakovlev, 2011; Ent. Nachr. 66: 23; TL: Mongolia, East-Gobi aimak, 25km SSW Khuvsgel

  • Cossus kerzhneri; Yakovlev, 2015, CheckList 11 (5): 4
• Cossus shmakovi Yakovlev, 2004 Tuva, ...?

  • Cossus shmakovi Yakovlev, 2004; Euroasian Ent. J. 3 (2): 157, pl. 1, f. 9; TL: Tuva, 30km SW of Samagaltai village, Tes-Khem River valley

  • Cossus shmakovi; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 9: 18; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 68 (list); Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23; Yakovlev, 2015, CheckList 11 (5): 4
• Cossus bohatschi Püngeler, 1898 Xinjiang, SE.Kazakhstan, Kirgizien. See [maps]

  • Cossus bohatschi Püngeler, 1898; Soc. Ent. 13 (8): 57; TL: Ili river

  • Cossus bohatschi; Schoorl, 1990, Zool. Verh. 263 (1): 51; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 69 (list); Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
• Cossus tibetanus Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990 Tibet. See [maps]

  • Cossus tibetanus Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990; Cossid fauna China: 34-35, pl. 2, f. 14-15; TL: Namling, Tibet

  • Cossus tibetus[sic, recte tibetanus]; Hua, Chou, Fang & Chen, 1990, Cossid fauna China: 121
  • Cossus tibetanus; Yakovlev, 2007, Eversmannia 11-12: 10; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 69 (list); Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
• Cossus hoenei Yakovlev, 2006 China (Shaanxi). See [maps]

  • Cossus hoenei Yakovlev, 2006; Tinea 19 (3): 197; TL: Shaanxi, Daba Shan, 1000m, SHou man vill., 33°14N, 108°34E

  • Cossus hoenei; Yakovlev, 2009, Amurian Zool. J. 1 (1): 69 (list); Yakovlev, 2011, Ent. Nachr. 66: 23
• Cossus romantsovi Yakovlev & Shapovla, 2019 Morocco. See [maps]

  • Cossus romantsovi Yakovlev & Shapovla, 2019; Zootaxa 4711 (2): 396; TL: S.Morocco, Quarzazate, vic. Tagounite, 30°01'21.3N, 05°32'09.3W

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