''Cossodes'' is a

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moth

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in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, ''Cossodes lyonetii'', is found in south-western

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. The

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is 55–58 mm for males and about 63 mm for females. The forewings are marked with white and black and the hindwings are bluish. Adults have been recorded on wing from December to March. The larvae feed on '' Xanthorrhoea'' species. & , 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3454: 1-62. Abstract

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1841 Moths of Australia {{Cossinae-stub