Bocchoris inspersalis

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Dotted sable
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Bocchoris
Species:
B. inspersalis
Binomial name
Bocchoris inspersalis
(Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Botys inspersalisZeller, 1852
  • Desmia afflictalisGuenée, 1854
  • Aediodes bootanalisWalker, 1866
  • Hymenia pusaensisBhattacherjee, 1973
  • Desmia stellalisButler, 1879

Bocchoris inspersalis, the dotted sable, [1] is a moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean and South and East Asia. [2]

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Foodplants

The larvae feed on Malvaceae ( Triplochiton scleroxylon ).

References

  1. "Bocchoris inspersalis" . Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  2. "Afromoths.net". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2025-08-15.