Betousa

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.

Betousa
Scientific classification
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