''Austromusotima metastictalis'' is a
moth of the family
Crambidae. It is found in
New Guinea and possibly also in northern
Queensland in
Australia
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The length of the forewings is 7.8–8.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white. In males, the marginal line is orange or yellow and the submarginal line grayish brown. The ground color of the females is brownish yellow or brownish white with a wing pattern similar to the males. Adults are on wing throughout the year, usually peaking after the wet season.
Austromusotima, a New Musotimine Genus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Feeding on Old World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum (Schizaeaceae)
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References
Moths described in 1917
Musotiminae
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