Acossus populi

Acossus populi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Acossus
Species:	A. populi
Binomial name
	Acossus populi; (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Cossus populi Walker, 1856; Cossus orc Strecker 1893; Acossus generosus Dyar, 1925; Cossus angrezi Bailey, 1882;

Acossus populi, the aspen carpenterworm, is a moth of the family Cossidae.^[1] It is found in the United States in Nevada, Colorado, California and in the northern Rocky Mountains. In Canada it is found in Ontario and British Columbia.

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The wingspan is 50–68 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus species, mainly Populus tremuloides.

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