Endoxyla (genus)

1 Unknown Wood Moth at Cook, ACT

Endoxyla (genus) at Cook, ACT - 31 Dec 2021
Endoxyla (genus) at Cook, ACT - 31 Dec 2021
Endoxyla (genus) at Cook, ACT - 31 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Endoxyla (genus) 1 Jan 2022 donhe
Endoxyla (genus) 1 Jan 2022 ibaird
Unidentified 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.

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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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  • 31 Dec 2021 01:43 PM Recorded on
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