Musotima acrias
Musotima acrias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales[1] and Tasmania.
| Musotima acrias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Musotima |
| Species: | M. acrias |
| Binomial name | |
| Musotima acrias Meyrick, 1884 | |
The wingspan is 17–18 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, mixed and suffused with reddish ochreous and with some scattered fuscous scales. There is a very small blackish spot on the inner margin near the base, and another in the disc beyond it, both followed by small obscure white spots. There is a row of four similar spots, preceded by small white spots, crossing the wing. The hindwings are white, partly mixed with ochreous in the disc. There is a straight dark fuscous line at one-third from the middle to the inner margin and an irregular dark fuscous discal spot, connected with the inner margin by a thick curved dark fuscous line.[2]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- Meyrick, E. "On the classification of the Australian Pyralidina".
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