Xyleutes persona

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 persona (Cossidae) Bukit Fraser, Malaysia. Dec 24, 2016. Geotagged,Malaysia,Winter,Xyleutes persona

Appearance

The head and abdomen of the male is black. The thorax is covered with erect white scales. The forewings are blackish. The reticulations are not so close. The inner marginal area with irregular white conjoined patches. White patches on the costa towards the apex. A black streak beyond the cell. Hindwings are blackish with black reticulations. A white patch on outer margin towards anal angle present. In the female, a large white patch sometimes developed at the center of the costa of forewing and those towards apex more developed.

Larvae bore ''Casuarina'' trees and have also been recorded feeding on ''Durio'' and ''Premna'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCossidae
GenusXyleutes
SpeciesX. persona
Photographed in
Malaysia