Botyodes diniasalis explained

Botyodes diniasalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Canary Islands,^[1] as well as in Taiwan, China, Japan^[2] and Russia. It has also been recorded from Mali,^[3] South Africa and the Himalaya.^[4]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.^[5] Adults are yellow, rather slender and white beneath. The wings have brownish lines and the forewings have ferruginous marginal band and brown marks. The hindwings are ferruginous at the tips.^[6]

The larvae are a poplar leaf pest.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064649/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442647 Fauna Europaea
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bettaman/3495150509/ FlickR
3. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
4. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/BOTYDINI Afro Moths
5. http://www.jpmoth.org/Crambidae/Pyraustinae/Botyodes_diniasalis.html Japanese Moths
6. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Botyodes_Diniasalis lepiforum.de
7. http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ANHU201103003.htm Effects of matrine-nicotine missible oil on controlling the poplar leaf pests