Endoxyla encalypti
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Endoxyla |
| Species: | E. encalypti |
| Binomial name | |
| Endoxyla encalypti Herrich-Schäffer, [1854][1] | |
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Endoxyla encalypti, the Wattle Goat Moth, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded along the eastern coast from Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 100 mm. The forewings are speckled grey and brown with light and dark streaks. The hindwings are reddish-brown, becoming grey-brown at the margins.
The larvae feed on Acacia species. They initially bore into the trunks of their host plant, down to the roots. Full-grown larvae bore a hole in the soil, from the root up to the surface. Pupation takes place within this tunnel. The larvae are buff coloured body and a brown and buff patterned head.[2]
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