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Inguromorpha basalis

Inguromorpha basalis, the black-lined carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the south-eastern United States, from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Missouri and Arkansas.

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Inguromorpha basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Inguromorpha
Species:
I. basalis
Binomial name
Inguromorpha basalis
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Inguromorpha slossonae H. Edwards, 1889

Inguromorpha basalis, the black-lined carpenterworm moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the south-eastern United States, from New Jersey south to Florida and west to Missouri and Arkansas.1

The wingspan is 26–38 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to August.2

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