Cossula magnifica
Appearance
Cossula magnifica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Cossula |
Species: | C. magnifica
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Binomial name | |
Cossula magnifica Strecker , 1876 | |
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Cossula magnifica, the pecan carpenterworm moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae found in the southeastern parts of United States, from North Carolina south to Florida, and west to Mississippi and Texas.
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The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
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