Carpenter-moth
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Acossus centerensis
poplar carpenterworm, Poplar Carpenterworm Moth
Acossus centerensis is a carpenter-moth in the family Cossidae, commonly known as the poplar carpenterworm. It is distributed across northern North America, from New Jersey west to Illinois and North Dakota in the United States, and from Quebec and Ontario west to British Columbia in Canada. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in size, with females notably larger than males. Larvae are specialized wood-borers that feed on Populus species, particularly trembling aspen.
Acossus undosus
Acossus undosus is a species of carpenter moth in the family Cossidae. The species was described by Lintner in 1878. It has been documented in Wyoming and Utah, with possible occurrence in surrounding states. The wingspan is approximately 58 mm.
Aramos ramosa
Aramos ramosa is a moth in the family Cossidae (carpenter moths). Adults are known from Texas in the United States and the Mexican states of Quintana Roo and Yucatán. Flight records indicate adult activity in June and from August through October. Available information on this species is limited.
Cossula magnifica
pecan carpenterworm moth
Cossula magnifica, commonly known as the pecan carpenterworm moth, is a species of carpenter moth in the family Cossidae. The species is found in the southeastern United States, where its larvae develop as borers in hardwood trees. Adults are active in spring and early summer. The species is of some economic concern due to larval damage to pecan and other Carya species.
Givira francesca
Francesca Carpenterworm Moth
Givira francesca is a small moth in the family Cossidae, commonly known as carpenter millers or carpenterworm moths. It occurs in the southeastern United States, with records from Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Adults are active year-round and have a wingspan of 22–27 mm. The larvae are known to bore into the bark of Pinus trunks.
Givira lotta
Pine Carpenterworm Moth
Givira lotta, commonly known as the pine carpenterworm moth, is a species of carpenter moth in the family Cossidae. First described in 1910, it is native to the southwestern United States where it inhabits pine forests. The species is notable for its specific association with ponderosa pine as a larval host.
Givira marga
Givira marga is a carpenter moth in the family Cossidae, first described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1910. The species occurs in the southwestern United States, specifically California and Arizona. Adults are active from late spring through summer, with a wingspan of approximately 30 mm. The species is characterized by gray forewings with fine black strigae forming bands, and smoky brown hindwings.
Givira minuta
Givira minuta is a small moth in the family Cossidae, first described from southern Arizona in 1910. The species is characterized by its diminutive size, with a wingspan of approximately 17 mm, and distinctive wing coloration featuring light ocherous brown forewings with a creamy costal margin and dark smoky brown hindwings. Adults are active during spring months, with flight records from April through June. The species belongs to a genus of carpenter moths, though specific biological details beyond basic morphology and phenology remain poorly documented.
Morpheis clenchi
Morpheis clenchi is a moth in the family Cossidae (carpenter moths or goat moths), described by Donahue in 1980. The species is known from limited records in Arizona and northern Mexico. Adults have been documented in July. The specific epithet honors entomologist Harry K. Clench.
Psychonoctua
Psychonoctua is a genus of carpenter moths (family Cossidae, subfamily Zeuzerinae) established by Grote in 1865. The genus occurs across the New World from the southwestern United States through Central America to South America, with species documented in California, Texas, the Caribbean, and countries including Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana. Recent taxonomic revisions have expanded the genus to include species transferred from the related genus Schreiteriana.
Psychonoctua masoni
Psychonoctua masoni is a moth species in the family Cossidae, described by William Schaus in 1892. The species has a limited known distribution in Mexico and southern Texas. As a member of Cossidae, it belongs to a family commonly known as carpenter or goat moths, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Toronia perplexus
Toronia perplexus is a species of carpenter moth in the family Cossidae, a family known for robust-bodied moths whose larvae bore into wood. The species was described by Barnes & Benjamin in 1924. As with many Cossidae species, the biology and natural history of T. perplexus remain poorly documented in scientific literature. The genus Toronia contains relatively few described species, and members are found in North America. Adult Cossidae moths typically have reduced mouthparts and do not feed as adults, with their primary energy reserves accumulated during the larval stage.