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Goat Moth
Cossus cossus

(Linnaeus, 1758) 162 / 50.001

Morley's Final Catalogue: Larvae are only too frequent everywhere in various trees, mainly willow; imagines much less commonly seen at: Copdock on sugar, Bentley woods at Ipswich lights, Bramford, Playford, Felixstow, Martlesham, bred at Monks Soham in 1905, Fressingfield, twice on sugar at Eye (Tyrer, Ent. Wk. Intell. viii, 1860, 147), on sugar at Beccles; Gorleston. Bury (Norgate); bred at Mildenhall in July 1900.

Recent Suffolk status: Scarce, mainly noted from river valleys. Some records of the distinctive large larvae when they leave inhabited trees to find pupation sites.

Life history: Larva takes 3-4 years to mature. Inhabited trees can show much damage, oozing sap and sawdust with old large emergence holes and smelling 'goaty'. Trees used are often in wet areas. Moth flies in the summer.

Identification: Unmistakeable, a large moth.

Habitats: Wetlands, wet woodlands, river valleys, open woodland.

Recorded in 20 (34%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1900.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
18/08/2024125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
08/08/2024125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
31/07/2024125TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
29/07/2024125TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
18/07/2024125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
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Forewing: 32-42mm.
Flight: One generation. June-July.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees sallows, willows and poplars
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
BAP Status: Priority Species
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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