Endoxyla bipustulatus (Walker, 1865) (one synonym: Xyleutes pycnosticta Turner, 1945) ZEUZERINAE,   COSSIDAE,   COSSOIDEA

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

(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia)

The adult moths of this species have streaky grey forewings, each with a fine black reticulated pattern. The hindwings have a similar pattern around the margins, fading to off-white at the bases. The thorax is black. The wingspan of the male is about 7 cms.

(Photo: courtesy of Jesse & Peter Koch, Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia)

The species has been found in

Western Australia.

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Further reading :

Francis Walker,
Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Supplement 2 (1865), p. 585.

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(written 5 February 2021)