Endoxyla (genus)

1 Unknown Wood Moth at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Endoxyla (genus)	1 Jan 2022	donhe
Endoxyla (genus)	1 Jan 2022	ibaird
Unverified	31 Dec 2021	NickiTaws

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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.

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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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NickiTaws Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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