''Acossus populi'', the aspen carpenterworm, is a

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of the family

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. It is found in the United States in

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and in the northern

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. In

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it is found in

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and

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. The

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is 50–68 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

'' species, mainly ''

Populus tremuloides ''Populus tremuloides'' is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen. It is commonly called quaking aspen, trembling aspen, American aspen, mountain or golden aspen, t ...

''.

Subspecies

*''Acossus populi populi'' *''Acossus populi angrezi'' (Bailey, 1882) *''Acossus populi orc'' (Strecker, 1893)

References

Cossinae Moths described in 1856 Moths of North America {{Cossinae-stub