Cossus cossus, the goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. This is a large heavy moth with a wingspan of 68–96 mm. The wings are …

Spot the adults when they emerge in mid-summer after feeding on the wood of broadleaf trees as larvae. The goat moth is the heaviest moth in the UK. Common name: goat moth. Scientific …

Learn about the Goat Moth and their identification. Get details about their size, their life cycle, the caterpillar and their diet, the pupa and the adult moth.

The Goat Moth is a localised moth in the British Isles, found mainly in the south and south east of England, absent from Cornwall and with small populations in south Wales and Scotland. It’s a …

description In carpenter moth The mahogany-coloured larvae of the goat moth (Cossus cossus) attack deciduous trees and exude a strong, goatlike odour. The members of this family are …

Cossus cossus, also known as the goat moth is a large species of carpenter moth found in Europe. The females are attracted to the smell of tree sap (and are sometimes found on moth …

The Goat Moth gets its English name from the strong 'goat-like' odour of the caterpillar and is one of the heaviest British moths. This is a rare species in our area and all records must have …

The Goat Moth gets its English name from the strong 'goaty' odour of the caterpillar. The caterpillar burrows into the trunks of various deciduous trees, and feeds on the wood.

Cossus cossus (Linnaeus, 1758). Goat Moth. This species marks on the maps: 4. Palaearctic. #1. Kaliningradsky; #2. Kolsky; #3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #6. Evropeisky …

In spring they start to feed out large and long galleries. Walls of the galleries are brown to black. They are 15 mm wide and up to 100 cm long. Larvae push out wood chips mixed with frass …