Family

Carpenter and Leopard Moths

Cossidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 28 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyCossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)

Species in this group

Cossus cossus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xyleutes strix

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chalcidica minea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zeuzera pyrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Comadia redtenbacheri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zeuzera aeglospila

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ptilomacra senex

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Eusthenica treicleiota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prionoxystus robiniae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morpheis pyracmon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Azygophleps inclusa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endoxyla lichenea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acossus populi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Roepkiella siamica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Morpheis xylotribus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Givira arbeloides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Culama anthracica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Endoxyla encalypti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Idioses littleri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Endoxyla liturata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dyspessa ulula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Azygophleps leopardina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aethalopteryx squameus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Culama suffusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Carpenter and Leopard Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 24	~30%
	Ptilomacra senex			~10%
	Culama anthracica			~10%
	Endoxyla encalypti			~10%
	Endoxyla lichenea			<5%
	Idioses littleri			<5%
	Endoxyla liturata			<5%
2	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 24	~30%
	Xyleutes strix			~20%
	Chalcidica minea			~20%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 24	~20%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Garlic Mottled			<5%
4	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 24	~20%
	Goat Moth			~20%
5	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~20%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
6	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 24	~20%
	Goat Moth			~20%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 24	~20%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Garlic Mottled			<5%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 24	~10%
	Inclusive Goat			~10%
	Leopard Moth			<5%
	Aethalopteryx squameus			<5%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Comadia redtenbacheri			~10%
	Arbela Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
10	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
11	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 24	~10%
	Eusthenica treicleiota			~10%
	Endoxyla lichenea			~10%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			<5%
14	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
15	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
16	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 24	~10%
	Zeuzera aeglospila			~10%
17	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 24	~10%
	Ptilomacra senex			~10%
	Culama suffusca			<5%
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
20	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Morpheis pyracmon			~10%
21	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	~10%
	Aspen Carpenterworm			~10%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
23	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 24	~10%
	Roepkiella siamica			~10%
24	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 24	~10%
	Morpheis xylotribus			~10%
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 24	~10%
	Morpheis pyracmon			~10%
26	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
27	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
28	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 24	<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 24	~20%
	Goat Moth			~20%
2	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
3	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
4	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
5	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
6	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
7	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
8	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
9	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
10	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
11	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			<5%
12	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
	Goat Moth			<5%
13	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
14	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			<5%
15	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
	Arbela Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
16	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
	Goat Moth			<5%
17	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
18	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
19	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
20	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
21	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
22	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
23	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			~10%
24	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	~10%
	Carpenterworm Moth			~10%
25	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	~10%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
26	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
27	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 24	~10%
	Goat Moth			~10%
28	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 24	<5%
	Goat Moth			<5%
29	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 24	<5%
	Endoxyla liturata			<5%
	Endoxyla encalypti			<5%
30	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 24	<5%
	Endoxyla encalypti			<5%
	Ptilomacra senex			<5%
31	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
32	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
33	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 24	<5%
	Arbela Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
34	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
35	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
36	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
37	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
38	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 24	<5%
	Goat Moth			<5%
39	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
40	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
41	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
42	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 24	<5%
	Xyleutes strix			<5%
43	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	<5%
	Wood Leopard Moth			<5%
44	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 24	<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%
45	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 24	<5%
	Carpenterworm Moth			<5%

Carpenter and Leopard Moths

Species in this group

Goat Moth

Xyleutes strix

Chalcidica minea

Wood Leopard Moth

Comadia redtenbacheri

Zeuzera aeglospila

Ptilomacra senex

Eusthenica treicleiota

Carpenterworm Moth

Morpheis pyracmon

Inclusive Goat

Endoxyla lichenea

Aspen Carpenterworm

Roepkiella siamica

Morpheis xylotribus

Arbela Carpenterworm Moth

Culama anthracica

Endoxyla encalypti

Idioses littleri

Endoxyla liturata

Garlic Mottled

Leopard Moth

Aethalopteryx squameus

Culama suffusca

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Carpenter and Leopard Moths

Parks Ranked

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