Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Austromusotima Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Crambidae Scientific name Cataclysta camptozonale Rank Species | |
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Similar Neomusotima conspurcatalis, Butterflies and moths, Floracarus perrepae, Lygodium microphyllum, Cataclysta | ||
Austromusotima camptozonale, the climbing maidhair pyralid moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to Australia, but attempts have been made to introduce it to southern Florida as a biological control agent for Old World climbing fern.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
The larvae feed on Lygodium microphyllum, Lygodium japonicum and Lygodium palmatum.
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