Betousa

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Betousa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. Its only species, Betousa dilecta, was described by the same author in the same year.[2] It is found on the Moluccas,[3] Woodlark Island, St. Aignan, Ternate and Fergusson Island.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Crambidae
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Betousa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Betousa
Walker, 1865[1]
Species:
B. dilecta
Binomial name
Betousa dilecta
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Generic
    • Neothyris Warren, 1899
  • Specific
    • Siculodes gigantea Pagenstecher, 1896
    • Neothyris aspirans Warren, 1899
    • Hypolamprus cossoides Warren, 1899
    • Omphisa ingens Hampson, 1899
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