Azygophleps is a genus of moths belonging to the family Cossidae.
Description Azygophleps are a genus of medium-sized moths, with long forewings, light-colored hindwings, and a spotted pattern. While similar to other Cossidae genera such as Sansara, Strigocossus, and Aethalopteryx, Azygophleps can be distinguished from these genera through the females' toothed antennae, long forewings that are rounded at the apex, unique genitalia in both sexes, including the absence of arms on the gnathos of the male of the species. Females, additionally, have a star-like symbol on their genitalia.
Distribution The 28 species of Azygophleps primarily reside throughout Africa, although a few species have been found in Asia and in the Arabian peninsula.
Species Azygophleps aburae (Plötz, 1880) Azygophleps afghanistanensis (Daniel, 1964) Azygophleps albofasciata (Moore, 1879) Azygophleps albovittata Bethune-Baker, 1908 Azygophleps asylas (Cramer, 1779) Azygophleps atrifasciata Hampson, 1910 Azygophleps boisduvalii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Azygophleps confucianus Yakovlev, 2006 Azygophleps cooksoni Pinhey, 1968 Azygophleps equatorialis Yakovlev, 2011 Azygophleps ganzelkozikmundi Yakovlev, 2009 Azygophleps godswindow Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 Azygophleps inclusa (Walker, 1856) Azygophleps kovtunovitchi Yakovlev, 2011 Azygophleps larseni Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 Azygophleps legraini Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 Azygophleps leopardina Distant, 1902 Azygophleps liliyae Yakovlev, 2011 Azygophleps liturata (Aurivillius, 1879) Azygophleps melanophele Hampson, 1910 Azygophleps nubilosa Hampson, 1910 Azygophleps otello Yakovlev, 2011 Azygophleps pallens (Herrich-Schäffer, ) Azygophleps pusilla (Walker, 1856) Azygophleps regia (Staudinger, 1891) Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775) Azygophleps sheikh Yakovlev & Saldaitis, 2011 Azygophleps simplex Aurivillius, 1905 Azygophleps sponda (Wallengren, 1875)
References
Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)