Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854) is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854)

Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854)

Musotima ochropteralis is a Crambidae moth found across Australia, introduced to New Zealand, whose larvae feed on Adiantum aethiopicum.

Family
Genus
Musotima
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Musotima ochropteralis (Guenée, 1854)

Musotima ochropteralis is a moth species that belongs to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. This moth is found across the whole of Australia, and it has been introduced to New Zealand. The larvae of Musotima ochropteralis feed on Adiantum aethiopicum.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Musotima

More from Pyralidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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