Acossus terebra (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775)

Japaridze, Lasha-Giorgi, Makharadze, Giorgi, Bulbulashvili, Natalia, Hulsbosch, Ramon, Petrov, Valeri & Seropian, Armen, 2025, Burrowed through time: Exploring the enigmatic Cossidae moths of Georgia, Zootaxa 5701 (5), pp. 501-523 : 503

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5701.5.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9842A28B-1E33-42EB-A610-5D8D8EBDA6D2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17326026
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F6B269-FF91-FFED-FF7C-FA34FC0445DD
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Acossus terebra (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775)
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Acossus terebra (Denis & Shiffermüller, 1775) View in CoL

( Fig. 1 View FIGURES1–15 )

Acossus terebra View in CoL : Yakovlev 2007b: 395, figs 3, 6 ( ♂).

Material examined. GEORGIA • 3♂; Dedoplistskaro Mun., Vashlovani NP; N41.1183°, E46.6405°; 114 m a.s.l.; leg. L-G Japaridze; 26 May 2025; JLGT GoogleMaps • 1♂; Tbilisi, Mama Daviti; 1 July 1963; leg. E. Didmanidze; SJMG • 1♂; Ushguli; leg. E. Didmanidze; 16 June 1982; SJMG • 1♂; Barisakho; leg. E. Didmanidze; 27 May 1970; SJMG • 1♂; Gardabani; leg. E. Didmanidze; 20 May 1972; SJMG • 1♂; Borjomi; 19 May 1899; SJMG • 2♂; Kvabiskhevi; N41.775°, E46.248°; leg. A. & L. Vähätalo; 10 July 2019; VLHF GoogleMaps • 8♂, 1♀; Mijniskure; 114 m a.s.l.; leg. J. Junnilainen; 18 May 2023; JJVF • 1♂; Mijniskure; leg. A. & L. Vähätalo; 14 June 2024; VLHF .

Remarks. The species is widespread across Eurasia. It inhabits forest-steppe zones, shrub-arboreal communities, mountain xerophytic associations, and arid parklands. In Europe, recorded host plants include Populus nigra L. and P. alba L. ( Alipanah et al. 2021). For distribution in Georgia, see Fig. 44 View FIGURES 43–46 .

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Cossidae
Genus	Acossus