Cossinae

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Cossinae
Goat Moth, Cossus cossus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Glossata Infraorder: Heteroneura (unranked) Apoditrysia Superfamily: Cossoidea Family: Cossidae Subfamily: Cossinae
Genera
Numerous, see text

The Cossinae are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae (carpenter or goat moths). Several species are pests, such as the Carpenterworm (Prionoxystus robiniae) and the Goat Moth (Cossus cossus).

[edit] Notable genera

Acossus
Catopta
Comadia
Cossulus
Cossus
Danielostygia
Dyspessa
Dyspessacossus
Fania
Isoceras
Lamellocossus
Miacora
Parahypopta
Paropta
Prionoxystus
Samagystia
Stygia
Stygoides