Tatobotys biannulalis

Tatobotys biannulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tatobotys
Species: T. biannulalis
Binomial name
Tatobotys biannulalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Botys biannulalis Walker, 1866
  • Cometura picrogramma Meyrick, 1886

Tatobotys biannulalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866.[1] It is found on Borneo and in Indonesia (the Sula Islands), the New Hebrides, Fiji,[2] Samoa, Japan and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown with dark markings, including two or three dark spots on the forewings.[3]

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