Endoxyla macleayi

Endoxyla macleayi is a moth in the family Cossidae.[2] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and southern Queensland.[3]

Endoxyla macleayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Endoxyla
Species:
E. macleayi
Binomial name
Endoxyla macleayi
Frogatt, 1894[1]
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes maculatus Rothschild, 1899
  • Xyleutes rothschildi Oberthur, 1916
  • Xyleutes rothschildi Dalla-Torre, 1923

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eucalyptus species.[4]

References
  1. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  2. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  3. Yakovlev, R.V., 2011: Catalogue of the Family Cossidae of the Old World. Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 66: 1-129.
  4. A Guide to Australian Moths


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