Botyodes diniasalis
| Botyodes diniasalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Botyodes[1] |
| Species: | B. diniasalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Botyodes diniasalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands,[2] as well as in Taiwan, China, Japan[3] and Russia. It has also been recorded from South Africa and the Himalaya.[4]
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
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ FlickR
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Japanese Moths
- ↑ lepiforum.de
- ↑ Effects of matrine-nicotine missible oil on controlling the poplar leaf pests
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