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| Tirsa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Genus: | Tirsa J. F. G. Clarke, 1971[1] |
| Species: | T. fiona |
| Binomial name | |
| Tirsa fiona J. F. G. Clarke, 1971 | |
Tirsa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae, containing only one species Tirsa fiona. It is found in French Polynesia (Rapa Iti).
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. It is a dark brown moth with dark camouflaging speckles throughout its body. It is also known for its long, narrow antennae, which often extend back over its head, rather than ahead.
References
[edit]- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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