Macrocyttara expressa

Macrocyttara expressa is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1902. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from southern Queensland.

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

The wingspan is about 28–30.5 mm for males and 38.5–41.5 mm.[2] The forewings range from grey to brown with a pale diagonal band and a fine black markings.

The larvae bore into Aegiceras corniculatum. Pupation takes place in the tunnel in a cocoon covered in frass.[3]

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.


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