Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984) | Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD | Technical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954) | Technical Description, Immature Stages: Wagner et al. (2011) | |
Adult Markings: The forewing pattern of this species is thin silver crosslines on a brick red background. There is a silver horseshoe mark in the reniform but much smaller than in C. mollissima. The forewing is gently rounded at the apex as in C. cordata, without an excavation as seen in C. floridensis and C. mollissima. |
Adult Structural Features: This species and C. cordata have remarkably similar male and female genitalia and tergites however the barcodes are distinct and the maculation very distinct. The small differences we see may not hold up in longer series. |
Structural photos |
![](photos_structures/2016/tn9632.00_1452371558.jpg) Male reproductive structures |
![](photos_structures/2016/tn9632.00_1452371582.jpg) Aedeagus |
![](photos_structures/2016/tn9632.00_1452371605.jpg) Male abdominal pelt |
![](photos_structures/2016/tn9632.00_1452371638.jpg) Female reproductive structures |
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Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens. |
Immatures and Development: Apparently not well-known, but Wagner et al. (2011) described one larva as "light green with conspicuous longitudinal striping and black spots over the head." |