The "'Cossinae "'are the nominate subfamily of the Cossidae ( carpenter or goat moths ).
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The caterpillars pupate within their tunnels; they often have an unpleasant smell, hence another colloquial name is "'goat moths " '.
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The family includes the carpenterworm ( " Prionoxystus robiniae " ) and the goat moth ( " Cossus cossus " ) which have gained notoriety as edible.
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The caterpillars of several Cossinae species, such as the carpenterworm ( " Prionoxystus robiniae " ) and the goat moth ( " Cossus cossus " ), are significant pests.
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I share this fascination with Dillard, who once wrote this : " I am horribly apt to approach some innocent at a gathering and, like the ancient mariner, fix him with a wild, glitt'ring eye and say, ` Do you know that in the head of the caterpillar of the ordinary goat moth there are two hundred twenty-eight separate muscles ?'The poor wretch flees.
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