''Musotima'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
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Species
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Musotima acclaralis
''Musotima acclaralis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்க� ...
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(Walker, 1859)
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Musotima acrias''
Meyrick, 1884
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Musotima aduncalis
''Musotima aduncalis'', also known as the maidenhair fairy moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
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(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Musotima decoralis''
Snellen, 1901
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Musotima dryopterisivora
''Musotima dryopterisivora'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Yoshiyasu in 1985. It is found in Japan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other w ...
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Yoshiyasu, 1985
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Musotima franckei''
Caradja, 1927
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Musotima incrustalis
''Musotima incrustalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1895. It is found on Java.
References
Moths described in 1895
Musotiminae
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Snellen, 1895
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Musotima instrumentalis''
Swinhoe, 1894
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Musotima kumatai''
Inoue, 1996
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Musotima leucomma''
(Hampson, 1917)
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Musotima nitidalis''
(Walker, 1866)
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Musotima nubilalis''
South in Leech & South, 1901
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Musotima ochropteralis''
(Guenée, 1854)
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Musotima pudica''
(T. P. Lucas, 1894)
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Musotima suffusalis
''Musotima suffusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ...
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(Hampson, 1893)
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Musotima tanzawensis''
Yoshiyasu, 1985
References
Crambidae genus listat ''Butterflies and Moths of the World'' of the Natural History Museum
Musotiminae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
{{Musotiminae-stub