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Macrocyttara expressa

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Species of moth

Macrocyttara expressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Macrocyttara
Species: M. expressa
Binomial name
Macrocyttara expressa
(T. P. Lucas, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Culama expressa T. P. Lucas, 1902

Macrocyttara expressa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1902. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland.

The wingspan is about 28–30.5 mm for males and 38.5–41.5 mm.

The larvae bore into Aegiceras corniculatum. Pupation takes place in tdhe tunnel in a cocoon covered in frass.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (14 October 2013). "Macrocyttara expressa (Lucas, 1902)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. Kallies, A. & Hilton, D. J. (2012). "Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)". Zootaxa. 3454: 1-62.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 February 2017). "Macrocyttara expressa (T.P. Lucas, 1902)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
Taxon identifiers
Macrocyttara expressa


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