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Species Cossula magnifica - Pecan Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2674

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Cossoidea
Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily Cossulinae
Genus Cossula
Species magnifica (Pecan Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2674)
Hodges Number
2674
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
Life Cycle
Caterpillars are borers in wood of pecan and hickory, Carya species as well as oaks, persimmon.
See Also
Prominent Moths often have similar rolled-up look.
Print References
Covell, p. 423, plate 7 (1)
Internet References
Randy Newman--MPG
Georgia Leps--scroll down page
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 10 June, 2005 - 11:27am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 11 June, 2005 - 5:51am

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