Biology:Culama dasythrix

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Short description: Species of moth


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

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.

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: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q13504795 entry