''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.
Species
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Prionoxystus macmurtrei
''Prionoxystus macmurtrei'', the little carpenterworm moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Texas, north to Minnesota.
The wingspan is 45–75 mm. Adults are on wing from April to Ju ...
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Guérin-Meneville, 1829
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Prionoxystus piger
''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 Florid ...
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Grote, 1865
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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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