Endoxyla encalypti
1 Wattle Goat Moth at Red Hill, ACT
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| Endoxyla encalypti | donhe | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Endoxyla encalypti | GlennCocking | 21 Dec 2020 | |
| Endoxyla leucomochla | AndyRoo | 4 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
Discovered by Ross Kingsland in a hole within a Cootamundra Wattle stump (see pic) when doing woody weed removal as part of the monthly Red Hill Regenerators working bee.
6 comments
5 Oct 2020
The larvae of many Cossidae species may look like that. You need to rear larvae to the adult moth to ID them.
16 Oct 2020
Thanks. Apols for the delay in getting back. Good to know for next time if there is one.
21 Dec 2020
I think we should assume this is the common E. encalypti that bores in many Canberra wattles
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118305-35.330951
- Altitude 727.0m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2020 11:42 AM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
Collections
- AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Endoxyla encalypti Wood moths (Cossidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Endoxyla encalypti Scientific name
- Wattle Goat Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 912.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Xyleutes encalypti