The goat-moth (Cossus ligniperda) is a large British moth. The larvae are about 7 cm long and hollow out galleries in trees and form cocoons from the sawdust in which the chrysalids are formed. The larval condition lasts for three years. The fully-developed insect is ash-coloured, with numerous small black lines on the first pair of wings. Research Goat-moth
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Research Goat-moth
