Musotima pudica
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Musotima |
| Species: | M. pudica
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| Binomial name | |
| Musotima pudica (T. P. Lucas, 1894)
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Musotima pudica is a moth in the family Crambidae. The adult moths of Musotima pudica have white wings with yellow, orange, and brown markings outlined in dark brown, and an average wingspan of about 1.3 cm. [1] [2] It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1894.[3] It is found on Amboina, Tenimber, Fergusson Island and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Musotima pudica". Butterfly House. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Musotima pudica Lucas 1894". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Musotima pudica (Lucas, 1894)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 9, 2018.