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Endoxyla encalypti
A very large moth of 160mm wingspan. Finely hatched grey and black wings with a broken white flash along it's flanks. The head is high with white around the front and sides and a crown of rich buff with a deep turquoise perimeter and distinctive tufts at the rear. Abdomen is long and heavy with furry dark and light bars.
Resting on a stone wall under powerful security lights at the local primary school. Near midnight.
The larval stage of these moths are known as Witjuti grubs in some parts of Australia.
The large fatty grubs feed and pupate inside acacia stems.
family: COSSIDAE
subfamily: ZEUZERINAE
genus: Endoxyla
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Endoxyla%2...
http://www.lepbarcoding.org/australia/sp...
1500 at last.
Spotted on Dec 20, 2013
Submitted on Dec 21, 2013
10 Comments
Thanks Tiz, Dilan and Leanne. :)
Congratulations on 1500+ uploads. A great number. Thank you for all the fun and interesting comments. The Milkman are proud of you :D
And I am simply happy you once tried to ID my first spotting!
Tina
Wonderful series Mark!Congrats on your 1,500!!!
How beautiful! Congratulations Mark on your 1500th spotting, you certainly did it in style. Love the colours.
Thanks Luis.
Beautiful series! Congrats on your 1,500.
Thanks SS. :)
congrats on 1500, very impressive
Thanks Lauren. This one was so big I grabbed my breath when I saw it. A nicely timed one for 1500th.
Beautiful series Mark!