Prionoxystus robiniae

Prionoxystus robiniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Prionoxystus
Species:	P. robiniae
Binomial name
Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck, 1818)
Synonyms
Cossus robiniaePeck, 1818 Xystus robiniae Cossus creperaHarris, 1834 Cossus plagiatusWalker, 1856 Xyleutes querciperdaPackard, 1864 Xyleutes creperaPackard, 1864 Cossus reticulatusLintner, 1878 Prionoxystus quercusEhrmann, 1893 Cossus zabolicusStrecker, 1898 Prionxystus robinaeBarnes & McDunnough, 1911 Prionoxystus mixtusBarnes & Benjamin, 1923 Prionoxystus subnigrusBarnes & Benjamin, 1923 Prionoxystus flavotinctusBarnes & Benjamin, 1923

Prionoxystus robiniae, the carpenterworm moth or locust borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. ^[1] It was first described by Peck in 1818 and it is found in southern Canada and most of the United States.

Female (left) and male (right)

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 43–85 mm (1.7–3.3 in). Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on locust, oak, chestnut, poplar, willow, maple and ash. The species is considered a pest, because the tunnels the larvae create decrease the value of hardwood lumber.

References

1. Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Prionoxystus robiniae". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

External links

• Bartlett, Troy (July 5, 2018). "Species Prionoxystus robiniae - Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2693". BugGuide. Retrieved June 12, 2019.