- Endoxyla lituratus
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Endoxyla lituratus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Cossidae Genus: Endoxyla Species: E. lituratus Binomial name Endoxyla lituratus
(Donovan, 1805)[1]Synonyms - Cossus lituratus Donovan, 1805
- Xyrena casuarinae Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
- Xyrena camarinae Walker, 1856
- Eudoxyla insulana T.P. Lucas, 1898
- Dictyocossus striata Houlbert, 1916
Endoxyla lituratus is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is known from all of Australia.
The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults have a streaky speckled fawn pattern on their wings. The abdomen is banded in brown and grey.[2]
The larvae bore through the wood of Acacia species, making a honeycomb like structure of tunnels. Pupation takes place in this borehole. The life cycle can take up to four years
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