Culama anthracica

Culama anthracica is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Kallies and D.J. Hilton in 2012. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded along the eastern coast and tablelands from Tasmania west and north to southern Victoria and southern Queensland. The habitat consists of wet and dry sclerophyll forests and montane woodlands.

Culama anthracica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Culama
Species:
C. anthracica
Binomial name
Culama anthracica
Kallies & D.J. Hilton, 2012

The wingspan is 45–52 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in) for males and 54–57 millimetres (2.1–2.2 in) for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ash grey with two black transverse lines. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults are on wing from the end of October to early March.

Etymology

The species name refers to the anthracite black and grey coloration of the species and is derived from Greek anthrakis (meaning coal).[1]

References
  1. Kallies, A. & Hilton, D.J., 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Zootaxa 3454: 1-62. Abstract: .


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