Genus of moths
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Brachygystia
Schoorl, 1990
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B. mauretanicus
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Brachygystia mauretanicus
(D. Lucas, 1907)
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- Cossus mauretanicus D. Lucas, 1907
- Catopta minor Rungs, 1972
- Holcocerus powelli Oberthür, 1911
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Brachygystia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Brachygystia mauretanicus, is found in Tunisia,[1] Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachygystia mauretanicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.