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Welcome to Daves Moth and Butterfly World -
Superfamily: Cossidae

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Superfamily, Cossidae and its subfamilies.

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Information

This family is a worldwide family of moths that contains over 500 species. Many species have large caterpillars and adult moths usually have a wingspan from 9 to 24 centimetres (6¾ in).

Many are usually dull coloured and take around 1-3 years because the caterpillars bore into trees and there is not much nutritional value there. It is for this reason they are known as carpenterworms.

Subfamilies in this Superfamily

Cossinae, Hypoptinae, Metarbelinae, Ratardinae, Zeuzerinae

List of Species We Have Photos and Information On

Carpenter Moths
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Other Moths in this Family
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Page last edited: 30/10/2008 23:36

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