Bocchoris inspersalis
| Dotted sable | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Bocchoris |
| Species: | B. inspersalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bocchoris inspersalis (Zeller, 1852)
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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
[edit]The larvae feed on Malvaceae (Triplochiton scleroxylon).
References
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