Bocchoris inspersalis
Bocchoris inspersalis | |
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Bocchoris inspersalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Bocchoris |
Species: | B. inspersalis |
Binomial name | |
Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852) | |
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The Dotted Sable[1] moth (Bocchoris inspersalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. 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]
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Bocchoris inspersalis on Desmodium triflorum in Kerala
Foodplants
The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Triplochiton scleroxylon).