Macrocyttara expressa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Family: | Cossidae
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Genus: | Macrocyttara
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Species: | M. expressa
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Binomial name | |
Macrocyttara expressa (T. P. Lucas, 1902)
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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 larvae bore into Aegiceras corniculatum. Pupation takes place in tdhe tunnel in a cocoon covered in frass.[3]