Botyodes asialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is known from Africa, through Asia to the Pacific, including Fiji, Hong Kong, Réunion, Thailand, India, Siam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, New Guinea, Samoa, Malay Peninsula and Queensland.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Botyodes |
| Species: | B. asialis
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| Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Populus species.
References edit
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 February 2017). " Botyodes asialis Guenée, 1854". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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