Culama suffusca is a animal in the Cossidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Culama suffusca

Culama suffusca

Culama suffusca is a Cossidae moth described in 2012, found in wet sclerophyll forests across multiple regions of Australia.

Family
Genus
Culama
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Culama suffusca

Culama suffusca is a moth species belonging to the family Cossidae. It was first described by Kallies and D.J. Hilton in 2012. This species is native to Australia, with confirmed records from southern Victoria, northern New South Wales, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory. It inhabits wet sclerophyll forests. Male individuals have a wingspan ranging from 40 to 50 millimetres (1.6 to 2.0 inches), while female wingspan measures 55 to 60 millimetres (2.2 to 2.4 inches). Adult moths are active in flight from September through early April.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Cossidae Culama

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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