Endoxyla coscinophanes (Turner, 1945)
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Don Herbison-Evans
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Stella Crossley

Endoxyla coscinophanes
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Kellidie Bay, South Australia)

The adult moths of this species have off-white wings, with a complex dark reticulated pattern on each forewing. The hindwings have some dark markings along the margins. The wingspan of both sexes is 5 to 6 cms.

Endoxyla coscinophanes
(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Kellidie Bay, South Australia)

The species has been found in

  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Endoxyla coscinophanes
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    A. Jefferis Turner,
    A revision of the Australian Cossidae (Lepidoptera),
    Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
    Volume 56 (1945), p. 53, No. 20.

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    (updated 16 July 2009, 5 December 2021)