MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Cossidae


The Cossidae ('Leopard Moths') are a family of about 700 species worldwide. Adult Cossids have long, thin wings and long, heavy bodies with wingspans ranging from 20 mm to 80 mm. Wing ground-colour tends to be off-white with dark markings consisting of patterns of swirls or dots or both, with an overall uniquely 'greasy' appearance. Males have antennae which are pectinate ('feathery') at the base and filiform ('thread-like') at the end, whereas in females the antennae are filiform along their entire length. The larvae are wood-borers, taking several years to develop and often causing considerable damage to living trees and tree crops. The genera of this family worldwide have been revised and monographed by Schoorl (1990) and a species catalogue for the 282 described neotropical species has been made by Donahue in Heppner (1995).

I have catalogued only one species of this family from the Grenadines so far, as listed below - please click on the underlined species name to go to a colour illustration of the adult and brief information on the species.


The genus Voousia
  • Voousia punctifer Hampson 1898


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