Cryptoholcocerus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus, is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and north-western China, where it is found at elevations ranging from 400 to 3,750 meters.
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| Genus: | Cryptoholcocerus Yakovlev, 2006
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| Species: | C. mongolicus
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| Cryptoholcocerus mongolicus (Erschoff in Alpheraky, 1882)
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The length of the forewings is 20–28 mm for males and 28–35 mm for females. The forewings are grey with a reticulate pattern. The hindwings have a reticulate pattern and a large dark spot in the central area. Adults are on wing from June to August.[1]
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