Cossus cossus, the goat moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae found in Northern Africa, Asia and Europe. The caterpillars have a red/purple stripe across the back and a black head and reach a length of 9–10 cm. The caterpillars feed in the trunks and branches of a wide variety of trees taking three to five years to mature. The caterpillar holes can be found low on the stem (maximum – cm above the ground). When ready to pupate the caterpillar leaves the tree to find a suitable spot.

---

Size: 3150px × 4824px
Location: Worldwide
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 19th, adult, antiquarian, antiquity, art, biology, black, borer, breeding, bugs, bygone, caterpillar, cell, century, colony, cossus, drawing, engraving, entomology, etching, feeding, forest, goat, graphic, heritage, historic, history, icon, iconic, illustration, insects, line, litho, lithograph, monochrome, moth, moths, natural, nature, nest, pictorial, picture, sketch, study, tree, trees, tunnel, white, wood, woodcut, woods, worldwide, zoology