goat moth
insect
Also known as: Cossus cossus
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- In carpenter moth
The mahogany-colored larvae of the goat moth (Cossus cossus) attack deciduous trees and exude a strong, goatlike odor. The leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina) has white wings with black or blue blotches, evoking the coat pattern of the feline snow leopard. Its larvae bore in deciduous trees, especially fruit trees, for…
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