Endoxyla (genus)
Unknown Wood Moth at Cooma, NSW
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| Endoxyla (genus) | donhe | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Endoxyla (genus) | ibaird | 6 Jun 2025 | |
| Endoxyla leucomochla | mahargiani | 6 Jun 2025 |
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approx 10cm long
4 comments
6 Jun 2025
@mahargiani : Please can you rear it in captivity to get an adult moth to determine the species ?
6 Jun 2025
it's probably been eaten by now, I just left it on the ground! I'll be clearing a few Acacia baileyana over winter (invasive woody weed locally). How do you rear them in captivity?
6 Jun 2025
A good way is in a clean bottle with a piece of fabric over the top held by an elastic band. Give it a piece of the wood you found it in, to munch on. See some more general comments in;
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/faqs/care.html
6 Jun 2025
I think E. leucomochla larvae usually feed underground on Wattle roots. Above ground I think you are more likely to find E. encalypti larvae, which despite their name, feed on Wattles.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121792-36.206339
- Places Cooma, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jun 2025 01:48 PM Recorded on
- mahargiani Recorded by
- Inside trunk of Acacia baileyana Associated plant
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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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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