Osiriaca

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Osiriaca
Osiriaca ptousalis.jpg
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Osiriaca

Walker, 1866 [1]
Species:
O. ptousalis
Binomial name
Osiriaca ptousalis
(Walker, 1859) [2]
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • MyriotisMeyrick, 1885
  • Specific
    • Botys ptousalisWalker, 1859
    • Osiriaca inturbidalisWalker, 1866
    • Botys ptoalisMeyrick, 1885
    • Amyna aureaT.P. Lucas, 1898

Osiriaca is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1866. Its only species, Osiriaca ptousalis, described by the same author in 1859, is known from Australia. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Species Osiriaca ptousalis (Walker, 1859)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Osiriaca Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 June 2018.


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