Endoxyla acontucha Walker, 1856
 (one synonym : Xyleutes striga Rothschild, 1903)
ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Endoxyla acontucha
(Photo: courtesy of Steve Borkowskis, Jerrabomberra, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have grey forewings, with a pattern of dark markings. The hindwings are grey. At rest the moths wrap their wings around their body. The wingspan is about 7 cms.

Endoxyla acontucha
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/CNC/CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species has been found in

  • Northern Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory, and
  • Tasmania.

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    New Australian Lepidoptera, with synonymic and other notes, Noctuidae,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 27 (1903), p. 25.

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    (written 5 February 2024)