Musotima ochropteralis
| Musotima ochropteralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Musotima |
| Species: | M. ochropteralis |
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| Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854)[1] | |
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Musotima ochropteralis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from all of Australia.
Adults are brown with various markings, including a prominent white comma-shaped spot outlined in black on each forewing.[2]
The larvae feed on Adiantum aethiopicum.
References
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". Environment.gov.au. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ "lepidoptera.butterflyhouse". lepidoptera.butterflyhouse. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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