''Prionoxystus'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Cossidae
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family (biology), family of mostly large Miller (moth), miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. ...
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Species
* ''
Prionoxystus macmurtrei''
Guérin-Meneville, 1829
* ''
Prionoxystus piger''
Grote, 1865
* ''
Prionoxystus robiniae
''Prionoxystus robiniae'', the carpenterworm moth or locust borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was first described by Peck in 1818 and it is found in southern Canada and most of the United States.
The wingspan is 43–85 mm. Adu ...
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Peck, 1818
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
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