Prionoxystus piger, the baccharis carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found in Florida and Cuba.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Prionoxystus |
| Species: | P. piger
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| Prionoxystus piger (Grote, 1865)
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Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April in Florida.[1]
References
edit- ^ "640028.00 – 2692 – Prionoxystus piger – Baccharis Carpenterworm Moth – (Grote, [1866])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ Landolt, P. J.; Solomon, J. D.; Doolittle, R. E. (1985). "Attraction of Male Prionoxystus piger (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) to Isomers of 3,5-Tetradecadien-1-ol Acetate". The Florida Entomologist. 68 (1): 228–230. doi:10.2307/3494352. JSTOR 3494352.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.