Cathayia lineata
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Cathayia lineata is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cathayia
. It was described by Turner in 1942, and is known from Queensland
, Australia
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Cathayia
Cathayia
Cathayia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Spain, Australia, China and Borneo.-Species:* Cathayia insularum * Cathayia lineata...
. It was described by Turner in 1942, and is known from Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.