Butterworm
| Butterworm | |
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| A butterworm beside a Canadian penny | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Chilecomadia |
| Species: | C. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilecomadia moorei (Silva Figueroa, 1915)
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| Synonyms | |
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The Chilean moth (Chilecomadia moorei) is a moth of the family Cossidae. The butterworm is the larval form and is commonly used as fishing bait in South America.[2]
Butterworms, like
irradiated to kill bacteria and prevent pupation as the moth is an invasive species.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chilecomadia moorei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Incredible Edible Worm", by Audrey Pavia, Reptiles Magazine, July, 2007