Ptilomacra senex

5 Cossid Moth or 'Wood Moth' at Charleys Forest, NSW

Ptilomacra senex at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
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Ptilomacra senex 9 Jun 2025 donhe
Ptilomacra senex 9 Jun 2025 ibaird
Unverified 9 Jun 2025 arjay

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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
arjay wrote:
   10 Jun 2025
Interesting re the xanthorrhoea link.

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