Species Account for Cossus cossus
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Cossus cossus (Linnaeus, 1758) 50.001 
Goat Moth
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Cossidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Verification Grade:
Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Status: Section 41 Priority Species
Essex RDB: Listed
Saproxylic species
Records: 22
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2004
1992-on hectads: 3
Pre-1992 hectads: 10
Total hectads: 12
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 22 records with habitat detail and method information)
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