Lesson plan

Comachara

Comachara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its single species, Comachara cadburyi, or Cadbury's lichen moth, is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Both the genus and species were first described by John G. Franclemont in 1939.

Back to article

Article summary

Comachara is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its single species, Comachara cadburyi, or Cadbury's lichen moth, is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Both the genus and species were first described by John G. Franclemont in 1939.

Key claims

No claims recorded.

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

No sources recorded.

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.