Endoxyla lituratus

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

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

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. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. ↑ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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