Betousa

Betousa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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.

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. Savela, Markku. "Betousa Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Betousa dilecta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.