Curena externalis
Species of moth
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Curena externalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Curena. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Australian states of[2] New South Wales and Queensland.
| Curena externalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Curena |
| Species: | C. externalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Curena externalis | |
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The forewings are pale brown with a dark brown margin. The wings have a recurve in the margin near the tornus.[3]