Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cossidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Prionoxystus | |
Prionoxystus piger, the baccharis carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the Cossidae family. It was described by Grote in 1865. It is found in Florida and Cuba.
Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April in Florida.
The larvae bore in the main stem of Baccharis species.
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