Tatobotys biannulalis

Tatobotys biannulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found on Borneo and in Indonesia (the Sula Islands), the New Hebrides, Fiji,[2] Samoa, Japan, Sri Lanka and Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory and Queensland.

Tatobotys biannulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Tatobotys
Species:
T. biannulalis
Binomial name
Tatobotys biannulalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Botys biannulalis Walker, 1866
  • Cometura picrogramma Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown with dark markings, including two or three dark spots on the forewings.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Tatobotys biannulalis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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