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Cossid moth

Endoxyla sp.

Description:

About 50mm long this is a medium to small member of the genus in Australia with some of the largest and heaviest moths known.

Habitat:

Attracted to lights on the edge of a local national park.

Notes:

Although one common name for these is 'rain moth' I was surprised to find this as we are experiencing an extended dry period. Larva would have fed in eucalyptus or acacia trees. Also called 'goat moths' there are over a hundred species.
Yet to search for species...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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Mark Ridgway
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Mark Ridgway

Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 5, 2015
Submitted on Dec 6, 2015

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