Bocchoris inspersalis
Dotted sable | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Bocchoris |
Species: | B. inspersalis
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Binomial name | |
Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
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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]
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Bocchoris inspersalis on Desmodium triflorum in Kerala
Foodplants[edit]
The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Triplochiton scleroxylon).
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