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Subfamily Cossinae

Carpenterworm eggs - Prionoxystus robiniae big gray moth - Prionoxystus robiniae CBG Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae Cossidae: Acossus centerensis - Acossus centerensis - male Big Brown Moth - Prionoxystus macmurtrei Robin's Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae Prionoxystus robiniae? - Prionoxystus robiniae - male Moth (Cossidae) - Prionoxystus robiniae
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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 Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily Cossinae
Explanation of Names
Cossinae from the type genus Cossus (Fabricius), Pliny's name for a larva found under the bark of trees. (1)
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.