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Bocchoris inspersalis

Dotted sable
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Bocchoris
Species:
B. inspersalis
Binomial name
Bocchoris inspersalis
(Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Botys inspersalis Zeller, 1852
  • Desmia afflictalis Guenée, 1854
  • Aediodes bootanalis Walker, 1866
  • Hymenia pusaensis Bhattacherjee, 1973
  • Desmia stellalis Butler, 1879

Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable,[1] is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in subtropical Africa South of the Sahara, many islands of the Indian Ocean, South and East Asia, from India to Japan.[2]

Foodplants

The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Triplochiton scleroxylon).

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