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

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Cannabaceae[Ulmaceae] Fabaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Moraceae Oleaceae Platanaceae Rosace..  Host genera: Acer Baccharis Carya Castanea Celtis Ficus Fraxinus Platanus Populus Prunus Pyrus Quercus Robinia Sa...  Host extended: have been recorded feeding on more than 125 plant species (Powell & Opler 2009); Polyphagous on tree...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: robiniae (Peck, 1818) (Cossus) - MONA 1983: 2693 ssp. a. robiniae (Peck, 1818) (Cossus)  crepera (Harris, 1834) (Cossus)  crepera (Packard, 1864) (Xyleutes)  plagiatus (Walker, 1856) (Cossus)  querciperda (Packard, 1864) (Xyleutes)  quercus Ehrmann, 1893 (Prionoxystus)  reticulatus (Lintner, 1878) (Cossus)  robinae; Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 (Prionxystus [sic]) missp.; TL: (no type). ssp. b. zabolicus (Strecker, 1898) (Cossus) ssp. c. mixtus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Prionoxystus)  flavotinctus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Prionoxystus)  subnigrus Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Prionoxystus)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.15m, 13.16f; p. 127. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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