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Species Cossula magnifica - Pecan Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2674

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family Dudgeoneidae
Subfamily Cossulinae
Genus Cossula
Species magnifica (Pecan Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2674)
Hodges Number
2674
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cossula magnifica (Strecker, 1876)
Size
Wingspan 32-45 mm
Identification
Forewing gray and white with small black streaks, distinctive brown patch at tip, bordered by dark brown line. At rest, rolls up like a Prominent Moth (Notodontidae).
Range
Southestern United States. North Carolina south to Florida, west to Mississippi, Texas.
Habitat
Deciduous forests and edges, presumably.
Season
March-June
Food
Caterpillars are borers in wood of pecan and hickory, Carya species as well as oaks, persimmon.
Life Cycle
Overwinter as larvae(1)
Pupation occurs in the 6mm tunnels excavated by late instar larvae.(1)
One generation per year.(1)
See Also
Aon noctuiformis


Prominent Moths often have similar rolled-up look.
Print References
Covell, p. 423, plate 7 (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - range map, photos of living and pinned adults.
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with collection map and photos of pinned adults.
Georgia Leps--scroll down page
Works Cited
1.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.