Chilecomadia valdiviana

TaxID: 1178237

Basic Information

Chilecomadia valdiviana

Carpenter Worm

Chilecomadia valdiviana is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile (from Atacama to Ais n). The wingspan is 48 C60 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.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Cossidae

Chilecomadia

valdiviana

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Flor Susana@BY-NC
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(c) Madeleine Gipoulou Brûlé@BY-NC
Chilecomadia valdiviana
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(c) Flor Susana@BY-NC
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(c) Mario Ramos González@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Larva eruciform, somewhat whitish with some pink to reddish tints; body length up to 50 mm. Sparse dark setae arising from dark tubercles.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Larva Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Luis Reyes-Garcia, M. Fernanda Flores, Waleska Vera, Jan Bergmann. 2011. Biological Activity of the Larval Secretion of Chilecomadia valdiviana. Journal of Chemical Ecology

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Brazil A1 list 2018
Peru Absent —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —
Tunisia Quarantine pests 2012
Uruguay Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (2 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Chile Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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