Musotima
Encyclopedia
Musotima is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Musotima acclaralis (Walker, 1859)
- Musotima acrias Meyrick, 1884
- Musotima aduncalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Musotima dryopterisivora Yoshiyasu, 1985
- Musotima franckei Caradja, 1927
- Musotima francki Caradja, 1927
- Musotima incrustalis Snellen, 1895
- Musotima instrumentalis Swinhoe, 1894
- Musotima leucomma (Hampson, 1917)
- Musotima nitidalisMusotima nitidalisMusotima nitidalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from New Zealand and most of Australia, including Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia....
(Walker, 1866) - Musotima nubilalis South in Leech & South, 1901
- Musotima ochropteralisMusotima ochropteralisMusotima 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....
(Guenée, 1854) - Musotima pudica (T. P. Lucas, 1894)
- Musotima suffusalis (Hampson, 1893)
- Musotima tanzawensis Yoshiyasu, 1985