carpenter moths

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• carpenter moth — ▪ insect       any member of a group of insects in the moth and butterfly order, Lepidoptera, whose pale, nearly hairless larvae bore in wood or pithy stems and can be highly destructive. The larvae live one to three years. Adults have vestigial… …   Universalium

• lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …   Universalium

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• Microlepidoptera — Some typical microlepidoptera. An Alucitid Many plumed moth is shown top centre; a white Pterophorid Plume moth at centre Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly… …   Wikipedia

• Lepidoptera — Taxobox name = Butterflies / skippers, moths fossil range=Jurassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = The Clipper Parthenos sylvia regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera… …   Wikipedia

• cossidae — ˈkäsəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cossus, type genus + idae : a family of nocturnal moths with heavy spindle shaped bodies and strong narrow wings including the goat moths, carpenter moths, and related forms and… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Cossidae — Goat Miller redirects here. For the species called Goat Miller , see Cossus cossus. Cossidae Cossula magnifica (Cossulinae) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

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