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Botyodes asialis

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Botyodes asialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Botyodes
Species:
B. asialis
Binomial name
Botyodes asialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Botyodes liliputalis Strand, 1913
  • Botys crysotalis Guenée, 1854

Botyodes asialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is known from Africa, through Asia to the Pacific, including Fiji, Hong Kong, Réunion, Thailand, India, Siam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, New Guinea, Samoa, Malay Peninsula and Queensland.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Populus species.

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 February 2017). " Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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