Botyodes caldusalis Walker, [1859]; PED 14

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Botys caldusalis Walker, 1859: 650 is from 'Hindustan'
  
  Syn. Sylepta kosemponis Strand, 1918: 53 TL Taiwan (Kosempo). Syn. n. Shibuya (1927: 32).
  
  Treated as Endocrossis by Wang & Speidel (2000: 238) but unfortunately Endocrossis Meyrick, 1889: 515 (TS Botyodes flavibasalis Moore, 1867: 96, TL Bismark Arch. (New Pomerania), is a junior subjective syn of Botyodes Guenée 1854. Although it is is not well placed in Botyodes here it is temporarily retained in the Botyodes-Endocrossis group pending further investigation.

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  Description

  
  

  Wing Length: male 13.5mm and female 18mm. A distinctive orange sp. with speckled brown markings.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Pakistan, India (NE), Nepal, Burma, W. Malaysia, Sabah, Indonesia (Java), Philippines, Taiwan. Lowland.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

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  Similar spp.

  
  

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.
  
  Shibuya, J. (1928). The systematic study on the Formosan Pyralidae. Rep. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Univ. 22 (1): 300 pp., pls. 1-9.
  
  Strand, E. (1918): in H. Sauter’s Formosa-Ausbeute: Pyralididae, Subfam. Pyraustinae., Dt. ent. Z., Iris, Dresden, 32, (1/2): 33-91.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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KEY TO TABS
(1) Taxonomy, (2) Description, (3) Distribution & Habitat, (4) Life History & Pest Status, (5) Similar spp., (6) Unrelated Look-alikes, (7) References, (8) Genitalia, (9) DNA Barcode, (10) 3D Imaging, (11) Spare