1 Unknown Wood Moth at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Endoxyla (genus) | 1 Jan 2022 | donhe | ||
| Endoxyla (genus) | 1 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 31 Dec 2021 | NickiTaws |
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User's notes
Large moth with enlarged abdomen. Wings short, not reaching past end of abdomen, and not lying flat, seeming like they're not stretched out.
2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
31 Dec 2021
Looks like it may be a moth just emerged, pumping up and stretching its wings. If so, difficult to identify because it may not have yet reached its full adult form. Have you any later photos? May be in the Cossidae family (Wood Moths).
ibaird
wrote:
31 Dec 2021
likely a female. Markings on the forewing in the third side-on photo are suggestive of Endoxyla leucomochlos or E. mackeri.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072983-35.263725
- Altitude 648.2m
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 31 Dec 2021 01:43 PM Recorded on
- NickiTaws Recorded by
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Collections
NickiTaws Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Endoxyla (genus) Wood moths (Cossidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Acacia mearnsii Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Endoxyla (genus) Scientific name
- Unknown Wood Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702.81m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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