Botyodes asialis

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Botyodes asialis

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Archway Gorge, Mueredzi River, Muanza, Mozamnbique.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific as far as Fiji.
Larval food (by plant family):
Larval food (by plant genus):
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeTabernaemontana (Larval foodplant)
BoraginaceaeEhretia (Larval foodplant)
EbenaceaeDiospyros (Larval foodplant)
LamiaceaePremna (Larval foodplant)
Malvaceae subfamily MalvoideaeUrena (Larval foodplant)
MenispermaceaeTinospora (Larval foodplant)
MoraceaeFicus (Larval foodplant)
SalicaceaeCasearia (Larval foodplant)
Larval food (by plant species):
Literature: africanmoths.com
Wikipedia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Botyodes asialis .
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402600, retrieved 29 March 2024

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