Comadia intrusa

Comadia intrusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Comadia
Species: C. intrusa
Binomial name
Comadia intrusa
Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
Synonyms
  • Hypopta intrusa

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

The wingspan is 13–17 mm for males and about 20 mm for females. The forewings are white with light pale brown scattering. The hindwings are light fuscous.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[3]

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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