50.001 BF162 - Goat Moth - Cossidae - Cossus cossus

50.001 BF162 - Cossidae - Cossinae - 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 -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> . >> Cossidae

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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

*** Last updated on 4 May 2025 by RP ***

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Forewing: 32-42mm

Food Plant: On living wood

Last Recorded Date: 08/07/1976

Last Recorded Year: 1976

Last Recorded By - Tom Druro

Last Recorded General Area - Ilkeston

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Distribution Map for Cossus cossus

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Monthly Records By Year: Cossus cossus

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