Baeoptila selenias

Baeoptila selenias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Baeoptila
Species:
B. selenias
Binomial name
Baeoptila selenias
Turner, 1908

Baeoptila selenias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia.[1]

Etymology

In his description of the genus and species, Turner gave the following etymologies: "(Baioptilos, with little wings)" and "(Selene, the moon, in allusion to the crescentic markings)".[2]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Turner, Alfred Jefferis (1908). "New Australian Lepidoptera of the families Noctuidae and Pyralidae". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 32: 81–82. Retrieved 17 December 2024.


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