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

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae.  Host genera: Lupinus.  Host extended: Lupinus - specimen labled Lupinus - presumed larval host [for Comadia bertholdi indistincta Brown] (...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) 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)  edwardi (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Hypopta)  edwardsi; (Dalla Torre, 1923) (Hypopta) missp.; TL: (no type).  engelhardti Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Comadia)  stabilis Barnes & Benjamin, 1923 (Comadia) ssp. b. indistincta Brown, [1976] 1975 (Comadia) ssp. c. polingi Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Comadia)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not 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 Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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