''Culama dasythrix'' is a
moth in the family
Cossidae. It was described by
Alfred Jefferis Turner
Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of dip ...
in 1945. It is found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, 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.
[ & , 2012: Revision of Cossinae and small Zeuzerinae from Australia (Lepidoptera: Cossidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3454: 1-62. Abstract]
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Cossinae
Moths described in 1945
Moths of Australia
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