Baeoptila selenias
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| Baeoptila selenias Turner, 1908
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Baeoptila selenias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908. It is found in Australia.[1]
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ 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.