Betousa

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Betousa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Betousa
Walker, 1865 [1]
Species:
B. dilecta
Binomial name
Betousa dilecta
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • NeothyrisWarren, 1899
  • Specific
    • Siculodes giganteaPagenstecher, 1896
    • Neothyris aspiransWarren, 1899
    • Hypolamprus cossoidesWarren, 1899
    • Omphisa ingensHampson, 1899

Betousa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Betousa dilecta, was described by the same author in the same year. [2] It is found on the Moluccas, [3] Woodlark Island, St. Aignan, Ternate and Fergusson Island.

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Betousa Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Betousa dilecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.