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Genus Prionoxystus

Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus macmurtrei which Carpenterworm Moth? - Prionoxystus macmurtrei 2694 Little Carpenterworm Moth (Prionoxystus macmurtrei) - Prionoxystus macmurtrei Prionoxystus robiniae - male Prionoxystus robiniae - female Possible Sphinx - Prionoxystus robiniae - male Robin's Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae On the house - 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
Genus Prionoxystus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Prionoxystus Grote, 1882. Taxonomic notes:
type species: Cossus robinae Peck, 1818
Explanation of Names
From Greek prion, -o (πριων) a saw, plus xyst scraped, or a scraper (1)
Numbers
Arnett lists three species (2)
Print References
Borror, entries for priono, xyst (1)

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/122703#page/640/mode/1up
Internet References
Wikispecies--Prionoxystus
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 3 May, 2004 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Arturo Santos
Last updated 11 March, 2022 - 3:23pm

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