Comadia bertholdi explained

Comadia bertholdi, the lupine borer moth, is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 13–17 mm for males and 18–19 mm for females.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Lupinus species.

Subspecies

• Comadia bertholdi bertholdi (California, Colorado, Wyoming)
• Comadia bertholdi indistincta Brown, 1976 (California)
• Comadia bertholdi polingi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico)

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/cossoidea/cossidae/cossinae/comadia/index.html Comadia at funet
2. , 1975: A revision the North American Comadia (Cossidae). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14 (4): 180-212. Full article: http://lepidopteraresearchfoundation.org
3. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2686 mothphotographersgroup