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Cossidae
53a0029 – 2693   Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck, 1818)
             Carpenterworm

© Nolie Schneider
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Synonymy: Cossus robiniae Peck, 1818
Cossus crepera Harris, 1834
Xyleutes crepera Packard, 1864
Cossus plagiatus Walker, 1856
Xyleutes querciperda Packard, 1864
Prionoxystus quercus Ehrmann, 1893
Cossus reticulatus Lintner, 1878
Prionxystus [sic] robinae Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
Cossus zabolicus Strecker, 1898
Prionoxystus mixtus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Prionoxystus flavotinctus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Prionoxystus subnigrus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
References
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Bob Patterson
Prionoxystus robiniae
© D. Lynn Scott
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Bob Patterson
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carroll Rudy - f.
Prionoxystus robiniae
© John Himmelman
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Matthew Priebe
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Maury Heiman - m.
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Mark Dreiling
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carol Wolf
Prionoxystus robiniae
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Prionoxystus robiniae
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Prionoxystus robiniae
- 50mm – © Jim Vargo
Prionoxystus robiniae
- 50mm – © Jim Vargo
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Machele White

Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carroll Rudy
1st instar
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carroll Rudy
eggs
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carl Barrentine


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