Cossodes lyonetii White, 1841
(previously known as : Tirema lyonetii)
 COSSINAE ,   COSSIDAE

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


(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

These Caterpillars live underground, feeding on the roots of:

  • Grass Tree ( Xanthorrhoea, XANTHORRHOEACEA ).

    The adult moths have a pattern of light and dark fawn on the wings with a green sheen (which fades in museum specimens). They have a wingspan of about 5 cms. They are nocturnal flyers, resting on the tips of grass shoots by day.

    They occur in

  • the south-west of Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 26.1, p. 270.

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    (updated 8 December 2010)