Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854

Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854

Botyodes asialis is a crambid moth species found across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, whose larvae feed on Populus.

Family
Genus
Botyodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854

Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854 is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae, originally described by Achille Guenée in 1854. This species has a known range that extends from Africa, through Asia, to the Pacific region, and has been recorded in Fiji, Hong Kong, Réunion, Thailand, India, Siam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, New Guinea, Samoa, the Malay Peninsula, and Queensland. Its larvae have been documented feeding on species of the genus Populus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Botyodes

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