| (previously known as Xyleutes nephocosma) ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE, COSSOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art
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| (previously known as Xyleutes nephocosma) ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE, COSSOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, from
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art
The Caterpillars of this species have been found boring into the stems of
The adult moths have off-white wings with dark markings. The wingspan of the male is about 5 cms. The female has a span of about 6 cms.
The species is found in
Further reading :
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 23.
A. Jefferis Turner,
New Australian Lepidoptera,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 26 (1902), pp. 201-202.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(updated 5 February 2010, 28 April 2016)