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Botyodes ochracealis Walker, [1866]; PED 14


  • Taxonomy


    The holotype of Pyrausta ochracealis Walker, [1866 Jan 13] 1865: 1446, is from Java. This sp. is probably not well placed in Pyrausta Schrank, 1802 (as in the LepIndex). Generic placement uncertain, but here temporararily placed in Botyodes Guenée 1854 pending further investigation.

  • Description


    Wing Length: 13mm. A fulvous sp. with darker brown markings. Note the submarginal lines of short dashes not seen in most other Botyodes spp. See Botyodes spp. 1 & 2 which are very similar and compare with Botyodes diniasalis (Walker).

  • Distribution & Habitat


    Sri Lanka, India (Assam, Nicobar Is.), Burma, Singapore, Sabah, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi). Lowland.

  • Life History & Pest Status


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  • Similar spp.


    Botyodes diniasalis
    Botyodes sp. 1 & 2.

  • Unrelated Look-alikes


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  • References


    Walker ([1866 Jan 13] 1865) List Spec Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. 34, (Suppl. 4): 1121-1533.

  • Genitalia


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  • DNA Barcode


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  • 3D Imaging


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  • Spare


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(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