Endoxyla lituratus

Endoxyla lituratus is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is known from all of Australia.

Endoxyla lituratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Endoxyla
Species:
E. lituratus
Binomial name
Endoxyla lituratus
(Donovan, 1805)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cossus lituratus Donovan, 1805
  • Xyrena casuarinae Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Xyrena camarinae Walker, 1856
  • Xyrena camarina Walker, 1856
  • Eudoxyla insulana T.P. Lucas, 1898
  • Dictyocossus striata Houlbert, 1916

The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults have a streaky speckled fawn pattern on their wings. The abdomen is banded in brown and grey.[2]

The larvae bore through the wood of Acacia species, making a honeycomb like structure of tunnels. Pupation takes place in this borehole. The life cycle can take up to four years.

References
  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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