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
- ^ "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.