Austromusotima camptozonale

Austromusotima camptozonale, the climbing maidhair pyralid moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to Australia, but attempts have been made to introduce it to southern Florida as a biological control agent for Old World climbing fern.

Austromusotima camptozonale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Austromusotima
Species:
A. camptozonale
Binomial name
Austromusotima camptozonale
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta camptozonale
  • Oligostigma camptozonale Hampson, 1897

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on Lygodium microphyllum, Lygodium japonicum and Lygodium palmatum.

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