Singed Wood Moth: Dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)

Family:

Wood Moth (:Cossoidea Cossidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Singed Wood Moth (Culama crepera)

This Photo:

🔍Dorsal🔎

Thank you Axel Kallies for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
~15mm long, ~36mm wingspan.
Very Dark Grey. 1st image attempts to show correct colour, others are lighter to highlight the lines & patterns.
It came to a night light & sheet.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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