Chilecomadia valdiviana

Chilecomadia valdiviana is a moth of the family Cossidae.[1] It is found in Argentina and Chile (from Atacama to Aisén).

Chilecomadia valdiviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Chilecomadia
Species:
C. valdiviana
Binomial name
Chilecomadia valdiviana
(Philippi, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cossus valdiviana Philippi 1860
  • Langsdorlia valdiviana
  • Hypopta valdiviana

The wingspan is 48–60 mm.

The larvae feed on Nothofagus and Salix species and are considered a pest in Chilean eucalyptus plantations. They have been reported on Eucalyptus globulus globulus, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus delegatensis and Eucalyptus viminalis.

References

  1. "Chilecomadia valdiviana". .udec.cl. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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