Endoxyla edwardsorum (Tepper, 1891) (previously known as Cossus edwardsi) ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

male
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Dunlop Grasslands Reserve, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have patchy fawn wings, including a pale area near the middle of each forewing. The wingspan of the female is about 15 cms. The wingspan of the male is about 10 cms.

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

The species has been found in

Western Australia.

female, listed as Cossus edwardsi,
drawn by TepperTepper, lithographed and printed by Vardon & Przygoda, Adelaide,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, Volume 14 (1891), Plate I,
image courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitized by Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University.

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Further reading :

Johann Gottlieb Otto Tepper,
Description of a new species of Cossus,
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
Volume 14 (1891), pp. 63-64, and also Plate I.

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(written 23 February 2024, updated 21 October 2026)