Endoxyla cinereus

Endoxyla cinereus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Endoxyla
Species: E. cinereus
Binomial name
Endoxyla cinereus
(Tepper, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Cossus cinereus Tepper, 1890
  • Xyleutes boisduvali Rothschild, 1896
  • Cossus cinerens Frogatt, 1907
  • Xyleutes boisduvalli Froggatt, 1923

Endoxyla cinereus, the Giant Wood Moth, is a moth in the Cossidae family.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) and New Zealand.[2]

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

  1. ↑ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. ↑ Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  3. ↑ lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au
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