Comadia Suaedivora
''Comadia suaedivora'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. The wingspan is 12–16 mm for males and 12–17 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June. The larvae feed gregariously on the crown and roots of ''Suaeda fruticosa ''Suaeda fruticosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae (formerly placed in the family Chenopodiaceae). It is a small shrub, with very variable appearance over its wide range. It is a halophyte, and occurs in arid and sem ...''. They have a rose-lavender body. Pupation takes place in a subterranean chamber in a dark brown pupa. References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Cossinae Moths described in 1973 Moths of North America {{Cossinae-stub ...
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Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ...
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