Biology:Musotima pudica

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Short description: Species of moth

Musotima pudica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Musotima
Species:
M. pudica
Binomial name
Musotima pudica
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Paraponyx pudica T. P. Lucas, 1894
  • Musotima persinualis Hampson, 1897

Musotima pudica is a moth in the family Crambidae. The adult moths of Musotima pudica have white wings with yellow, orange, and brown markings outlined in dark brown, and an average wingspan of about 1.3 cm. [1] [2] It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894.[3] It is found on Amboina, Tenimber, Fergusson Island and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13866324 entry