Comadia suaedivora

Comadia suaedivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Comadia
Species: C. suaedivora
Binomial name
Comadia suaedivora
Brown & Allen, 1973

Comadia suaedivora is a moth in the Cossidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm for males and 12–17 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June.[3]

The larvae feed gregariously on the crown and roots of Suaeda fruticosa. They have a rose-lavender body. Pupation takes place in a subterranean chamber in a dark brown pupa.

References

  1. Comadia at funet
  2. Brown, R.M., 1975: A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14 (4): 180-212. Full article:
  3. mothphotographersgroup


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