Endoxyla lituratus

Endoxyla lituratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Endoxyla
Species:	E. lituratus
Binomial name
Endoxyla lituratus (Donovan, 1805)[1]
Synonyms
Cossus lituratus Donovan, 1805 Xyrena casuarinae Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Xyrena camarinae Walker, 1856 Xyrena camarina Walker, 1856 Eudoxyla insulana T.P. Lucas, 1898 Dictyocossus striata Houlbert, 1916

Endoxyla lituratus is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is known from all of Australia.

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults have a streaky speckled fawn pattern on their wings. The abdomen is banded in brown and grey.^[2]

The larvae bore through the wood of Acacia species, making a honeycomb like structure of tunnels. Pupation takes place in this borehole. The life cycle can take up to four years

References

1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
2. "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.