Superfamily Cossoidea - Carpenter and Clearwing Moths

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Food · Works Cited

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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)

Explanation of Names

Cossoidae from the type genus Cossus (Fabricius), Pliny's name for a larva found under the bark of trees. (1)

Size

Forewing lengths 0.5-7 cm, females larger than males. (2)

Food

Larvae bore into living trees or shrubs. (2)

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 March, 2006 - 2:52pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin, Blocky
Last updated 8 December, 2022 - 2:13pm

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