Culama dasythrix

Culama dasythrix is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1945. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded in southern Western Australia.

Culama dasythrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Culama
Species:
C. dasythrix
Binomial name
Culama dasythrix
Turner, 1945

The wingspan is 37–39 mm. The forewings are light grey with a pattern of subbasal and medial brown patches with white borders. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and September.[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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