Lepidoptera53 species

Family Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae)

Cossidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 53 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Cossidae (53)

Poplar Carpenterworm Moth

Acossus centerensis

Acossus centerensis, the poplar carpenterworm, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in North America from New Jersey west to Illinois and North Dakota. In Canada it is found from Quebec and Ontario west to British Columbia.

Aspen Carpenterworm

Acossus populi

Acossus populi, the aspen carpenterworm, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in the United States in Nevada, Colorado, California and in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Canada it is found in Ontario and British Columbia.

Acossus undosus - Hodges#2677

Acossus undosus

page creation based on identification provided at Moth Photographers Group

Comadia albistriga - Hodges#2690

Comadia albistriga

Identification: Brown revised description is available in PDF.

Comadia dolli - Hodges#2681

Comadia dolli

Identification: Brown revised description is in PDF.

Comadia intrusa - Hodges#2682

Comadia intrusa

Identification: Brown revised description is in PDF.

Pecan Carpenterworm Moth

Cossula magnifica

Cossula magnifica, the pecan carpenterworm moth, is a moth of the Cossidae family found in the southeastern parts of United States, from North Carolina south to Florida, and west to Mississippi and Texas.

Goat Moth

Cossus cossus

Wingspan 68 to 96 mm. The Goat Moth gets its English name from the strong 'goat-like' odour of the caterpillar and is one of the heaviest British moths. Good photographs and/or the specimen required. The caterpillar burrows into the trunks of various

garlic mottled

Dyspessa ulula

Dyspessa ulula is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found from central and southern Europe through Russia to central Asia. It is also found in Syria, Iran, Iraq and parts of North Africa.

Giant Wood Moth

Endoxyla cinereus

Endoxyla cinereus, the giant wood moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) and New Zealand.

Endoxyla encalypti

Endoxyla encalypti, the wattle goat moth, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded along the eastern coast from Queensland through New South Wales and Victoria to Tasmania.

Anna Carpenterworm Moth

Givira anna

Givira anna, the anna carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina

Arbela Carpenterworm Moth

Givira arbeloides

Givira arbeloides is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Pine Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2670

Givira lotta

Identification: The original description of Givira lotta Barnes & McDunnough in PDF - Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD)

Givira minuta - Hodges#2672

Givira minuta

Identification: Small, male antennae slightly bipectinate, secondaries dark. See Barnes & McDunnough, 1911: 13 ; pl. 4 , fig. 2. ( 5 )

Hamilcara atra - Hodges#2698

Hamilcara atra

Identification: original description can be found at link in citations below

Inguromorpha itzalana - Hodges#2657

Inguromorpha itzalana

Identification: The original description as Hypopta itzalana Strecker , and the Barnes & McDunnough description, are both available in PDF and online in the print references below.

Langsdorfia franckii

Langsdorfia franckii is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is native to Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It was researched for introduction in Hawaii to control Lantana,

Morpheis pyracmon

Morpheis pyracmon, the fissured bark, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. The habitat consists of cloudforests, where it is found at altitudes between 400

Parahypopta caestrum

Parahypopta caestrum is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, on the Balkan Peninsula, as well as in Jordan, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Turkey, s

Reed Leopard

Phragmataecia castaneae

Phragmataecia castaneae, the reed leopard or giant borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1790. It is found in central and southern Europe, the Middle East, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan,

Red Coffee borer

Polyphagozerra coffeae

Polyphagozerra coffeae, the red coffee borer or coffee carpenter, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was described by John Nietner in 1861 and is found in Asia. Records from the Moluccas and New Guinea refer to Polyphagozerra reticulata, which was

Little Carpenterworm Moth

Prionoxystus macmurtrei

Prionoxystus macmurtrei, the little carpenterworm moth, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Texas, north to Minnesota.

Psychonoctua masoni - Hodges#2699.1

Psychonoctua masoni

Identification: extremely variable in size and maculations Blanchard & Knudson report 14 Texas spmns, with the earliest from 1961.

Toronia perplexus - Hodges#2695

Toronia perplexus

Identification: Forewing gray with brown shading along the base and inner margin half. Well defined dark transverse lines that are forked to form a double Y pattern. Short scattered very short, dark marks throughout. Hindwing lacks any marks and is

Xyleutes persona

Xyleutes persona is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia, Sundaland, Sulawesi, New Guinea and Queensland. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Xyleutes strix

Xyleutes strix is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in India, south-eastern Asia, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Moluccas and New Guinea.