Aethalopteryx wiltshirei Yakovlev, 2009
| FAMILY | Cossidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Zeuzerinae |
| GENUS | Aethalopteryx |
| SPECIES | wiltshirei |
| AUTHOR | Yakovlev, 2009 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Aethalopteryx wiltshirei Yakovlev, sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Saudi Arabia, Azir, Al Foqa, Olea-Dodonea Zone, 14.vii.1993, leg. A. R. Pittaway. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratypes 5♂, 2♀, BMNH, coll. Legrain, Saldaitis. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Yakovlev R. V. 2009. New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). - Euroasian Entomological Journal 8(3):353-361, pl. 4. |
| PAGINATION | 360-361, fig. 22; pl. 4, figs 32-33 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Saudi Arabia | Yakovlev R. V. 2009. New taxa of African and Asian Cossidae (Lepidoptera). - Euroasian Entomological Journal 8(3):353-361, pl. 4. | 360 |
Notes: Already mentioned from Saudi Arabia as Xyleutus pindarus Fawcett, 1916 by Wiltshire (1986: 265).
Host Plants
Unknown
