Betousa

Betousa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Pyraustinae
Genus:	Betousa; Walker, 1865
Species:	B. dilecta
Binomial name
	Betousa dilecta; Walker, 1865
Synonyms
	Generic Neothyris Warren, 1899; ; Specific Siculodes gigantea Pagenstecher, 1896; Neothyris aspirans Warren, 1899; Hypolamprus cossoides Warren, 1899; Omphisa ingens Hampson, 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.

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Savela, Markku. "Betousa Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
^ 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.

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