Dyspessa cerberus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Cossidae
Subfamilia: Cossinae
Genus: Dyspessa
Species: Dyspessa cerberus
Subspecies: D. c. albinervis – D. c. cerberus
Name

Dyspessa cerberus Daniel, 1939
References

Yakovlev, R.V., 2008: New species of Palaearctic and Oriental Cossidae (Lepidoptera). IV. New taxa of the genus Dyspessa Hubner, [1820] from South-Western Palaearctic. Eversmannia, 15-16: 53–68. Full article: [1].

Dyspessa cerberus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Franz Daniel in 1939. It is found in Turkey and Syria.

The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light brown with broad light spots and stripes. The hindwings are light brown.[1]
Subspecies

Dyspessa cerberus cerberus (Turkey)
Dyspessa cerberus albinervis Yakovlev, 2008 (Syria)

References

Yakovlev, R.V., 2008: New species of Palaearctic and Oriental Cossidae (Lepidoptera). IV. New taxa of the genus Dyspessa Hübner, [1820] from South-Western Palaearctic. Eversmannia 15/16: 53-68. Full article: [1]

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Subfamily: Cossinae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.