Comadia redtenbacheri

Comadia redtenbacheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 redtenbacheri Hammerschmidt, 1848
  • Hypopta redtenbacheri
  • Bombyx agavis Blasquez, 1870
  • Comadia agavis
  • Hypopta chilodora Dyar, 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]

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]

  1. ^ Comadia at funet
  2. ^ "Comadia redtenbacheri". Lepindex.
  3. ^ a b Brown, R.M. (1975). "A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae)". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 14 (4): 180–212.
  4. ^ "Cossidae53a0045 – 2689   Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt, 1848)". mothphotographersgroup.