Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889

Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889

Botyodes principalis is a Crambidae moth described in 1889, found across parts of East and South Asia.

Family
Genus
Botyodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889

Botyodes principalis, whose full scientific name is Botyodes principalis Leech, 1889, is a species of moth belonging to the Crambidae family. This species was first described by John Henry Leech in 1889. Its known distribution includes China, India, Russia, Taiwan, and Japan.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Botyodes

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