Macrocyttara expressa
| Macrocyttara expressa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Macrocyttara |
| Species: | M. expressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Macrocyttara expressa (T.P. Lucas, 1902) | |
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Macrocyttara expressa is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by T.P. Lucas in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from southern Queensland.
The wingspan is about 28–30.5 mm for males and 38.5–41.5 mm.[2] The forewings range from grey to brown with a pale diagonal band and a fine black markings.
The larvae bore into Aegiceras corniculatum. Pupation takes place in the tunnel in a cocoon covered in frass.[3]
References
- ↑ Macrocyttara at funet
- ↑ Kallies, A. & Hilton, D.J., 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Zootaxa 3454: 1-62. Abstract: .
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia