Lotisma

Busck, 1909

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Lotisma is a of in the Copromorphidae, established by August Busck in 1909. The genus contains two described : Lotisma trigonana, described by Walsingham in 1879 and originally placed in Sciaphila, and Lotisma vulcanica, described by Meyrick in 1932. Members of this genus belong to the superfamily Carposinoidea, a group of small moths often associated with fruit-feeding habits in related .

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Type species

Lotisma trigonana (Walsingham, 1879) is the type of the , originally described under the genus Sciaphila.

Taxonomic history

The was established by August Busck in 1909. The second , Lotisma vulcanica, was added by Edward Meyrick in 1932. The genus is catalogued in the Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names database.

Observational data

As of the source data, iNaturalist records 554 observations attributed to this , indicating it is encountered with moderate frequency by observers, though specific identification details for these observations are not available.

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