Cossodes
Genus of moths
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Cossodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Cossodes lyonetii, is found in south-western Western Australia.
| Cossodes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Tribe: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Cossodes White, 1841 |
| Species: | C. lyonetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cossodes lyonetii White, 1841 | |
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The wingspan is 55–58 mm for males and about 63 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March.
The larvae feed on Xanthorrhoea species.[1]