Botyodes_diniasalis

<i>Botyodes diniasalis</i>

Botyodes diniasalis

Species of moth

Botyodes diniasalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Canary Islands,[1] as well as in Taiwan, China, Japan[2] and Russia. It has also been recorded from Mali,[3] South Africa and the Himalaya.[4]

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The wingspan is about 30 mm.[5] Adults are yellow, rather slender and white beneath. The wings have brownish lines and the forewings have ferruginous marginal band and brown marks. The hindwings are ferruginous at the tips.[6]

The larvae are a poplar leaf pest.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Fauna Europaea
  2. [2]
    FlickR
  3. [3]
    Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
  4. [4]
    Afro Moths
  5. [5]
    Japanese Moths
  6. [6]
    lepiforum.de
  7. [7]
    Effects of matrine-nicotine missible oil on controlling the poplar leaf pests


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