Carpenterworm moth - Prionoxystus robiniae

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Copyright © 2008 Marius Aurelian

Carpenterworm moth - Prionoxystus robiniae -

Cawston, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
June 22, 2006

Though this species is mostly nocturnal, i have seen males flying and also responding to female sex pheromones in late afternoon too.

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Carpenterworm moth - Prionoxystus robiniae - male

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Contributed by Marius Aurelian on 16 January, 2008 - 5:39pm

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