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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Cossus cossus
Cossus cossus(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Cossidae
  2. Cossinae
  3. Cossus
  4.  cossus
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TL: Sweden

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Orchards
  • Parks
  • River-bank scrub

MU

59-80 mm

FU

68-96 mm

  • Austria
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  • Poland
  • Russia
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCorc dels troncs
    ČeskyDrvopleň obecný
    DanskPileborer
    DeutschWeidenbohrer
    EnglishGoat Moth
    EspañolTaladro rojo
    FrançaisCossus gâte-bois
    ItalianoRodilegno rosso
    LatviešuVītolu urbējs
    LietuviųGluosninis medgręžis
    MagyarFűz-farontólepke
    NederlandsWilgenhoutrups
    NederlandsWilgenhoutvlinder
    NorskVanlig tredreper
    PolskiTrociniarka czerwica
    PortuguêsLagarta cossus
    RomânăRăchitar
    SlovenčinaDrevotoč obyčajný
    SrpskiVrbotočac
    SuomeksiPuuntuhooja
    SvenskaVanlig träfjäril
    БеларускаяСмярдзючы шашаль
    РусскийДревоточец пахучий
    РусскийДревоточец пахучий ивовый
    УкраїнськаЧервиця пахуча
    ქართულისუნიანი მერქნიჭამია
    日本語オオボクトウ
    العربيةحفار ساق الصفصاف
    زبان_فارسیشب‌پره بزی
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeAlnus incanaGrey Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    FagaceaeQuercus roburPedunculate oak
    JuglandaceaeJuglans regiaPersian Walnut
    OleaceaeFraxinus excelsiorEuropean Ash
    RosaceaeCydonia oblongaQuince
    RosaceaeMalus domesticaApple tree
    RosaceaePrunus armeniacaApricot
    RosaceaePrunus aviumWild Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus domesticaPlum
    RosaceaePrunus dulcisAlmond
    RosaceaePrunus persicaPeach
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    SalicaceaePopulus albaWhite Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus canadensisCanadian poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix babylonicaBabylon Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix cinereaGrey Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix fragilisCrack willow
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Roman ZamorskiPoland, Szymbark

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Famułki Królewskie

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Adult.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Adult.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Wrocław-Pracze Odrzańskie

Larva.

Andrzej WojtaszewskiPoland

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Marszewo

Larva.

Andrzej WojtaszewskiPoland

Larva.

Jerzy KotelonPoland, Popowo Salęckie

Larva.

Michał RadziszewskiPoland, Przyręb

Larva.

Anna BatorPoland

Cocoon.

Ivan ValtnerSerbia, Маглић

Pupa.

Ivan ValtnerSerbia, Маглић

Eggs.

Ivan ValtnerSerbia, Маглић

Eggs.

Ivan ValtnerSerbia, Маглић
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