| Moths of North Dakota |
Cossidae: Cossinae |
Prionoxystus robiniae (Peck 1818)
| Common name: Carpenter moth/ Locust
borer.
Hodges #: 2693. Identification: Rfw 23.3 mm, wings hyaline, fw with large accessory and intercalary cells, wing with dark patches, proboscis absent, antennae pectinate in both sexes. Similar species: 2675. Distribution: southern Canada and U. S. Hosts: larvae are trunk borers in a variety of trees, in our area preferring: Fraxinus pennsylvanicus Marsh.– green ash, also in Acer negundo L.– Box elder, and Quercus– oak, Populus– poplar/cottonwood, and Salix– willow.
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ND, Ransom Co., Berg allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, 12- VI- 1992, male, Hg/UV lt., coll. G. Fauske.
MN, Lake Co., McNair. 27- VI- 1992, female, Hg/UV lt., G. Fauske, D. Cuthrell.
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