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.

Prionoxystus piger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Prionoxystus
Species:
P. piger
Binomial name
Prionoxystus piger
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Xyleutes piger Grote, [1866]
  • Prionoxystus baccharides Clarke, 1952

Adults have been recorded on wing from February to April in Florida.[1]

The larvae bore in the main stem of Baccharis species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "640028.00 – 2692 – Prionoxystus piger – Baccharis Carpenterworm Moth – (Grote, [1866])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.