Comadia redtenbacheri is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in Mexico and southern Texas.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Comadia |
Species: | C. redtenbacheri
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Binomial name | |
Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1848)
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The moth was first named in 1848 by Austrian entomologist Carl Eduard Hammerschmidt (1800–1874) in honour of his colleague Ludwig Redtenbacher (1814–1876).[2]
The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–16 mm for females.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and in September.[4] The moth lays its eggs near the base of the Agave leaves.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Comadia at funet
- ^ https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=70445 [bare URL]
- ^ a b Brown, R.M., 1975: A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14 (4): 180–212.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup