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''Culama anthracica'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Kallies and D.J. Hilton in 2012. It is found in
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, where it has been recorded along the eastern coast and tablelands from Tasmania west and north to southern Victoria and southern Queensland. The habitat consists of wet and dry sclerophyll forests and montane woodlands. The wingspan is for males and for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ash grey with two black transverse lines. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults are on wing from the end of October to early March.


Etymology

The species name refers to the anthracite black and grey coloration of the species and is derived from Greek ''anthrakis'' (meaning coal). & , 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 2012 Endemic fauna of Australia Moths of Australia {{Cossinae-stub