Comadia albistrigata is a moth in the family Cossidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Comadia |
| Species: | C. albistrigata
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| Comadia albistrigata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
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The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm for males and about 13 mm for females. The forewing costa has brown checks, the subcosta is creamy white without checks and the discal area is mouse brown. The hindwings are uniform mouse brown.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Comadia albistriga (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ Brown, R.M. (1975). "A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae)". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 14 (4): 180-212.
- ^ "640046.00 – 2690 – Comadia albistriga – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Subfamily: Cossinae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.