Acossus populi

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Acossus populi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Acossus
Species:
A. populi
Binomial name
Acossus populi
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cossus populiWalker, 1856
  • Cossus orcStrecker 1893
  • Acossus generosusDyar, 1925
  • Cossus angreziBailey, 1882

Acossus populi, the aspen carpenterworm, is a moth of the family Cossidae. [1] It is found in the United States in Nevada, Colorado, California and in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Canada it is found in Ontario and British Columbia.

The wingspan is 50–68 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus species, mainly Populus tremuloides .

Subspecies

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References

  1. Markku Savela (September 15, 2005). "Acossus genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-11.