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Carpenterworm Moth

Prionoxystus robiniae

Photo by KeithRoragen
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Field Notes

Description:

About 40mm long

Habitat:

Mostly rural area. Lots of locust trees.

Notes:

Caterpillars of this moth bore into living deciduous trees, including locust. As far as I can recall, this is the first member of Cossidae I have photographed. 60

Reference Links:

Species Prionoxystus robiniae - Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2693 - BugGuide.Net

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