Prionoxystus piger
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Prionoxystus |
| Species: | P. piger
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| Binomial name | |
| Prionoxystus piger (Grote, 1865)
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Prionoxystus piger, the baccharis carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in Florida and Cuba.
Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April in Florida.[1]
The larvae bore in the main stem of Baccharis species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "640028.00 – 2692 – Prionoxystus piger – Baccharis Carpenterworm Moth – (Grote, [1866])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Landolt, P. J.; Solomon, J. D.; Doolittle, R. E. (1985). "Attraction of Male Prionoxystus piger (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) to Isomers of 3,5-Tetradecadien-1-ol Acetate". The Florida Entomologist. 68 (1): 228–230. doi:10.2307/3494352. JSTOR 3494352.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.