50.001 BF162  -  Cossidae - Cossus cossus - Goat Moth Adult Macro:  CAT 3 - Difficult to identify/Very rare/Scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records - images or specimen may be required - Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records       PDF Icon - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>  Cossidae ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Relatively unmistakable, being very large and heavy in appearance
Distribution:  (Last record: 08/07/1976 at Ilkeston )  -  Last recorded – July 1976 – A resident species that appears to be quite rare, possibly on the verge of being extinct, in Derbyshire. There are very few modern day records. Currently two records under review, due to insufficient supporting evidence, one from 6/7/2013 & one from 20/10/2020.
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  On the wing June – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal  - Occasionally to light but otherwise seldom seen Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
Forewing: 32-42mm Food Plant: On living wood
Last Recorded Date: 08/07/1976
Last Recorded By: Tom Druro
Last Recorded General Area: Ilkeston
No First Date Information Recorded

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