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Endoxyla liturata

Synonyms: Dictyocossus striata; Endoxyla camarinae; Endoxyla insulana; Xyrena casuarinae

Wikipedia Abstract

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. 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.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0