Endoxyla encalypti

Endoxyla encalypti, the wattle goat moth, is an endangered giant moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded along the eastern coast from Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to Tasmania.

Endoxyla encalypti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Endoxyla
Species:
E. encalypti
Binomial name
Endoxyla encalypti
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes encalypti
  • Endoxyla durvilli Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Xyleutes d'urvillei
  • Endoxyla eucalypti Herrich-Schaffer, [1854]
  • Zeuzera eucalypti Walker, 1856
  • Xyleutes urvillii Newman, 1856
  • Xyleutes durvillii Oberthur, 1916
  • Xyleutes durvillei Turner, 1945

The wingspan is about 150 mm. The forewings are speckled grey and brown with light and dark streaks. The hindwings are reddish brown, becoming grey brown at the margins.

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They initially bore into the trunks of their host plant, down to the roots. Full-grown larvae bore a hole in the soil, from the root up to the surface. Pupation takes place within this tunnel. The larvae have a buff coloured body and a brown and buff patterned head.[2]

References
  1. Endoxyla at funet
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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