Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a animal in the Cossidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Acossus terebra is a Cossidae moth found across Eurasia, with larvae that feed on Populus tremula.

Family
Genus
Acossus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Acossus terebra (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a moth species belonging to the family Cossidae. It is distributed across Eurasia, with recorded populations in areas including Israel, Turkey, northern Spain, central and southern Europe, southern Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, central European Russia, the Caucasus, southern Siberia (including the Altai and Sayan Mountains), extending to southern Yakutia, the southern Russian Far East, Korea, and the Chinese regions of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Inner Mongolia. The wingspan of this moth ranges from 55 to 64 mm. Adult Acossus terebra are active on the wing from June to August each year. The larvae of this species feed on Populus tremula.

Photo: (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cossidae Acossus

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