Strigocossus ) is a genus of large moths belonging to the subfamily Zeuzerinae in family Cossidae. The genus was described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1916 ((type species – Strigocossus leucopteris)
Species The genus includes 13 species, widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagadcar:
Strigocossus ambahona (Viette, 1954) Strigocossus crassa (Drury, 1782) Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Strigocossus cretacea (Butler, 1878) Strigocossus elephas Yakovlev, 2013 Strigocossus guillemei (Houlbert, 1916) Strigocossus hepialoides Yakovlev, 2011 Strigocossus kushit Yakovlev, 2011 Strigocossus mediopallens (D. S. Fletcher, 1968) Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856) Strigocossus ochricosta (D. S. Fletcher, 1968) Strigocossus ralffiebigi Yakovlev, 2021 Strigocossus tandoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1927)
Former species Strigocossus kilimandjarae (Le Cerf, 1914) Strigocossus leucopteris Houlbert, 1916 Strigocossus vosseleri (Gaede, 1930)
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