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Cossidae
53a0042 – 2686   Comadia bertholdi (Grote, 1880)
             Lupine Borer

© Jim Johnson
Description/
Field Marks:
See Brown (1975), J. res. lepid., 14(4):203-207.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Hypopta bertholdi Grote, 1880
Hypopta edwardi Neumögen & Dyar, 1893
Hypopta edwardsi Dalla Torre, 1923
Comadia engelhardti Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Comadia stabilis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Comadia indistincta Brown, [1976] 1975
Comadia polingi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Brown, R.M., 1975. A revision of the North American Comadia (Cossidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14(4): 189-212 - archived copy.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 13.12m; p. 127. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Comadia bertholdi
© Jim Johnson
Comadia bertholdi
© Jim Johnson
Comadia bertholdi
© Edna Woodward
Comadia bertholdi
CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
Comadia bertholdi
35mm – © Jim Vargo
Comadia bertholdi
35mm – © Jim Vargo
Comadia bertholdi
- LG – © Paul Dennehy
Comadia bertholdi
- LG – © Paul Dennehy

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