Genus Endoxyla

Wattle Goat Moth, Endoxyla lituratus

Late February 2011
Hobart
Wattle Goat Moth, Endoxyla lituratus

Late January 2018
Gretna
Image by Alan Lesheim used with permission.

Mid January 2019
Sisters Beach
Mating on a power pole. The pair stayed in this position for the entire day and then disappeared overnight.
   

Early February 2012
Hobart
 Wattle Goat Moth, Endoxyla lituratus  

Early January 2013
Sisters Beach

Early February 2015
Hobart
Recently emerged adult. Pupal case projecting from burrow can be seen in the top left of the photo. On Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon).

Mid March 2020
Hobart
Pupa exuviate extruding from Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon).
Wattle Goat Moth, Endoxyla lituratus - pupa exuviate extruding from Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

Mid January 2013
Sisters Beach
Black Cockatoos are particularly partial to cossid moth larvae. They tear open branches to access the grubs.
Destroyed by Black Cockatoos searching for cossid moth larvae