Comadia redtenbacheri

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Comadia redtenbacheri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Comadia
Species:
C. redtenbacheri
Binomial name
Comadia redtenbacheri
(Hammerschmidt, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Zeuzera redtenbacheriHammerschmidt, 1848
  • Hypopta redtenbacheri
  • Bombyx agavisBlasquez, 1870
  • Comadia agavis
  • Hypopta chilodoraDyar, 1910

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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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]

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References

  1. Comadia at funet
  2. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=70445 [ bare URL ]
  3. 1 2 Brown, R.M., 1975: A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14 (4): 180–212.
  4. mothphotographersgroup