(previously known as Cossus edwardsi) ZEUZERINAE, COSSIDAE, COSSOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
male
(Photo: courtesy of
Katarina Christenson,
Dunlop Grasslands Reserve, Australian Capital Territory)
The adult moths of this species have patchy fawn wings, including a pale area near the middle of each forewing. The wingspan of the female is about 15 cms. The wingspan of the male is about 10 cms.
The species has been found in
Further reading :
Johann Gottlieb Otto Tepper,
Description of a new species of Cossus,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 14 (1891), pp. 63-64, and also
Plate I.
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(written 23 February 2024, updated 24 February 2024)