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

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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:
  • bertholdi (Grote, 1880) (Hypopta) - MONA 1983: 2686
  • ssp. a. bertholdi (Grote, 1880) (Hypopta) - MONA 1983: 2686
  • edwardi (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Hypopta) (synonym of ssp. bertholdi)
  • edwardsi (Dalla Torre, 1923) (Hypopta) missp. (synonym of ssp. bertholdi)
  • engelhardti Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Comadia) (synonym of ssp. bertholdi)
  • stabilis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Comadia) (synonym of ssp. bertholdi)
  • ssp. b. indistincta Brown, [1976] 1975 (Comadia)
  • ssp. c. polingi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Comadia)
  • 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
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    Comadia bertholdi
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    35mm – © Jim Vargo
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    Comadia bertholdi
    - LG – © Paul Dennehy
    Comadia bertholdi
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