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Carpenterworm Moth

Prionoxystus robiniae

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on the outside of our bunkhouse in the Trans-pecos region of Texas.

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Prionoxystus robiniae

Species ID Suggestions

Carpenterworm Moth

Prionoxystus robiniae

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Jacob Gorneau
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Jacob Gorneau
Please confirm! The Cossids can be very very tricky to ID, they are also called goat moths due to the putrid smell of their larva which spend enormous times eating through trees.

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