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Species Comadia alleni - Hodges#2687

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)

Family Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)

Subfamily Cossinae

Genus Comadia

Species alleni (Comadia alleni - Hodges#2687)

Hodges Number

2687

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Comadia alleni Brown, 1975 (1)

Explanation of Names

Brown (1975) stated "I am naming this species in honor of my good friend R.P. Allen." (1)

Numbers

Size

Brown (1975) reported the forewing length of the holotype is 17 mm. (1)

Range

California.

Holotype from California, Stanislaus Co., La Grange. (1)

Season

May and June

Print References

Brown, R.M., 1975. A revision of the North American Comadia (Cossidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 14(4): p. 207; fig. 11; map 4. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Works Cited

1.	A revision of the North American Comadia (Cossidae) Richard M. Brown. 1975. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 14(4): 189-212.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 6 November, 2013 - 10:03pm
Last updated 26 April, 2014 - 3:25pm

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