Chilecomadia valdiviana is a moth of the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in Argentina and Chile (from Atacama to Aisén).
Chilecomadia valdiviana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Chilecomadia |
Species: | C. valdiviana
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Binomial name | |
Chilecomadia valdiviana (Philippi, 1860)
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The wingspan is 48–60 mm.
The larvae feed on Nothofagus and Salix species and are considered a pest in Chilean eucalyptus plantations. They have been reported on Eucalyptus globulus globulus, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus delegatensis and Eucalyptus viminalis.
References
edit- ^ "Chilecomadia valdiviana". .udec.cl. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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