Curena externalis Walker, 1866 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Curena externalis Walker, 1866

Curena externalis Walker, 1866

Curena externalis is a described 1866 Australian snout moth species with distinctively marked and shaped forewings.

Family
Genus
Curena
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Curena externalis Walker, 1866

Curena externalis is a species of snout moth that belongs to the genus Curena. This species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It can be found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. Its forewings are pale brown and have a dark brown margin. The wing margin has a recurve near the tornus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Curena

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