Macrocyttara expressa

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,^[1] where it has been recorded from southern Queensland.

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

^ Savela, Markku (14 October 2013). "Macrocyttara expressa (Lucas, 1902)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Kallies, A. & Hilton, D. J. (2012). "Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)". Zootaxa. 3454: 1-62.
^ 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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[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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