5 Cossid Moth or 'Wood Moth' at Charleys Forest, NSW
Identification history
| Ptilomacra senex | 9 Jun 2025 | donhe | ||
| Ptilomacra senex | 9 Jun 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Unverified | 9 Jun 2025 | arjay |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
9 Jun 2025
Very fine, excellent photo.
The caterpillars of this bore into and live inside the stems of :Grass Trees ( Xanthorrhoea
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/coss/senex.html
The caterpillars of this bore into and live inside the stems of :Grass Trees ( Xanthorrhoea
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/coss/senex.html
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
arjay NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Wood moths (Cossidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Featured Ptilomacra senex
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Ptilomacra senex Scientific name
- Cossid Moth or 'Wood Moth' Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 934m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pachyphlebius thoracicus
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
- Description
- Additional attributes