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Cossidae 53a0026 – 2676   Acossus populi (Walker, 1856)              Aspen Carpenterworm

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: populi (Walker, 1856) (Cossus) - MONA 1983: 2676 ssp. a. populi (Walker, 1856) (Cossus) - MONA 1983: 2676  po (Dalla Torre, 1923) (Cossus) missp. (synonym of ssp. populi) ssp. b. angrezi (Bailey, 1882) (Cossus) ssp. c. orc (Strecker, 1893) (Cossus)  generosa Dyar, 1925 (Acossus) (synonym of ssp. orc)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.13m; p. 127. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

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