Bocchoris inspersalis

Dotted sable
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Bocchoris
Species:	B. inspersalis
Binomial name
Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
Botys inspersalis Zeller, 1852 Desmia afflictalis Guenée, 1854 Aediodes bootanalis Walker, 1866 Hymenia pusaensis Bhattacherjee, 1973 Desmia stellalis Butler, 1879

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

The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Triplochiton scleroxylon).

References

External links

• Flickr.com - pictures of Bocchoris inspersalis
• Boldsystems.org - pictures of Bocchoris inspersalis