Cossus cossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Goat Moth)

Interactions where Cossus cossus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechlivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk Fraxinus excelsior Ash Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus excelsior/Fraxinus excelsiorashlivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarslivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowslivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk ULMACEAE elms Rosales Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmaceaeelmslivetrunk
caterpillar caterpillar feeds within live trunk [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treeslivetrunk

Interactions where Cossus cossus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva may attract larva Ferdinandea a genus of hoverflies Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea/Ferdinandeaa genus of hoverflieslarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothlarva larva is associated with larva
borings may attract larva Ferdinandea cuprea a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea cuprea/Ferdinandea cupreaa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothborings larva is associated with borings
borings may attract larva Ferdinandea ruficornis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Ferdinandea ruficornis/Ferdinandea ruficornisa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothborings larva is associated with borings
larva may attract larva Brachyopa insensilis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Brachyopa insensilis/Brachyopa insensilisa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothlarva larva is associated with larva
boring may attract imago Fannia aequilineata a lesser house fly Diptera: Fanniidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia aequilineata/Fannia aequilineataa lesser house flyimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothboring imago is associated with boring
boring accommodates larva UK/Ireland Phaonia gobertii a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Phaonia gobertii/Phaonia gobertiia muscid flylarva Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothboring larva rests inside boring
boring may attract imago Phaonia laeta a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Phaonia laeta/Phaonia laetaa muscid flyimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothboring imago is associated with boring
boring may attract imago Phaonia pratensis a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Phaonia pratensis/Phaonia pratensisa muscid flyimago Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothboring imago is associated with boring
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Restricted Xylotachina diluta a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Xylotachina diluta/Xylotachina dilutaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Cossidae/Cossus cossus/Cossus cossusgoat mothlarvaSole larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cossus cossus (Goat Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cossus cossus (Goat Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCossus cossus (Goat Moth)
FamilyCOSSIDAE (goat and leopard moths)
SuperfamilyCOSSOIDEA (goat and leopard moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cossus cossus (Goat Moth)

Cossus cossus (Goat Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cossus cossus (Goat Moth):

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