Wattle Goat Moth at Yass River, NSW
Identification history
| Endoxyla encalypti | 7 Jan 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Endoxyla encalypti | 7 Jan 2022 | GlennCocking | ||
| Abantiades atripalpis | 6 Jan 2022 | SenexRugosus |
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User's notes
Unfortunately it was almost dead, just half a metre from the hole it had emerged from.
2 comments
GlennCocking
wrote:
7 Jan 2022
This species bores in the trunks and upper roots of wattles. It may pupate below ground level and the pupa protrudes from the soil before the moth emerges. Hepialids like Abantiades atripalpis have underground larvae that feed on roots of eucalypts from the outside, and the moth emerges in a similar way to Endoxyla encalypti. In mid summer, such an emerging pupa is likely to be a cossid, and in mid autumn to early winter, a hepialid.
SenexRugosus
wrote:
7 Jan 2022
Thanks Glenn. That makes good sense - there aren't any eucalypts nearby, but plenty of Acacia dealbata and mearnsii.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.160205-34.893187
- Maps Rugosa
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2022 12:24 PM Recorded on
- SenexRugosus Recorded by
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Endoxyla encalypti Scientific name
- Wattle Goat Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 912.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Xyleutes encalypti
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