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Musotima nitidalis

Synonyms: Diathrausta timaralis; Isopteryx nitidalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Musotima nitidalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from New Zealand and most of Australia, including Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Adults are brown with various white markings outlined in black on each forewing. The larvae feed on the undersides of the leaves of various Polypodiophyta species, including Adiantum aethiopicum and Pteridium esculentum. They live in a sparse web. They are pale green with a transparent skin. Pupation takes place in a folded leaf of the food plant, held by strands of white silk.
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Prey / Diet

Asplenium oblongifolium (shining spleenwort)[1]
Histiopteris incisa (batwing fern)[1]
Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum (Bracken fern)[1]

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1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0