Cossula magnifica
| Cossula magnifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Cossula |
| Species: | C. magnifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cossula magnifica Strecker, 1876 | |
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Cossula magnifica, the pecan carpenterworm moth, is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in the south-eastern parts of United States, from North Carolina south to Florida, west to Mississippi and Texas.
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Caterpillar
The wingspan is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carya species, including Carya illinoinensis, but also on Diospyros and Quercus species.
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