Endoxyla cinereus
Endoxyla cinereus, the giant wood moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) and New Zealand.[2]
Endoxyla cinereus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Endoxyla |
Species: | E. cinereus |
Binomial name | |
Endoxyla cinereus (Tepper, 1890) | |
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The wingspan is about 23 cm. There is a variable pattern of light and dark grey or brown on the wings.
The larvae bore into Eucalyptus species. Pupation takes place in the hole.[3]
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
- "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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