Cossodes

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Cossodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Tribe: incertae sedis
Genus: Cossodes
White, 1841
Species:
C. lyonetii
Binomial name
Cossodes lyonetii
White, 1841
Synonyms
  • TiremaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854

Cossodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cossodes lyonetii, is found in south-western Western Australia.

The wingspan is 55–58 mm for males and about 63 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.

The larvae feed on Xanthorrhoea species. [1]

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References

  1. Kallies, A. & Hilton, D.J., 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Zootaxa3454: 1-62. Abstract: .