''Prionoxystus'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Cossidae
The Cossidae, the cossid millers or carpenter millers, make up a family of mostly large miller moths. This family contains over 110 genera with almost 700 known species, and many more species await description. Carpenter millers are Lepidopter ...
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Species
* ''
Prionoxystus macmurtrei''
Guérin-Meneville, 1829
* ''
Prionoxystus piger''
Grote, 1865
* ''
Prionoxystus robiniae
''Prionoxystus robiniae'', the carpenterworm moth or locust borer, is a moth of the family Cossidae. It was Species description, first described by Peck in 1818 and it is found in southern Canada and most of the United States.
The wingspan is ...
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Peck, 1818
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Cossidae genera
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