Culama australis
| Culama australis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | Culama |
| Species: | C. australis |
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| Culama australis Walker, 1856[1] | |
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Culama australis is a moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in most of Australia, except Tasmania.
The wingspan is 51–56 mm for males and 59–66 mm for females.[2] Adults have grey wings, with dark lines across each forewing. At rest, they wrap their wings around their body.[3]
The larvae bore under the bark of Eucalyptus species.
References
- ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
- ↑ Kallies, A. & Hilton, D.J., 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). Zootaxa 3454: 1-62. Abstract: .
- ↑ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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