''Betousa'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
moth
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genus of the family
Crambidae
Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...
described by
Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, ''Betousa dilecta'', was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on the
Moluccas
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,
[ Retrieved April 19, 2018.] Woodlark Island,
St. Aignan,
Ternate
Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the
List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the ''de facto'' provi ...
and
Fergusson Island
Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of , and mostly consists of mountainous regions, covered by rain forests. There are three large volcanoes on the island.
Fergusson Island ...
.
References
Pyraustinae
Crambidae genera
Monotypic moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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