Cryptobotys

Cryptobotys is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. It is monotypic, with its only species, Cryptobotys zoilusalis, described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Central America (Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico) and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.[2]

Cryptobotys zoilusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Herpetogrammatini
Genus: Cryptobotys
Munroe, 1956[1]
Species:
C. zoilusalis
Binomial name
Cryptobotys zoilusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
List
  • Botys zoilusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys hilaralis Möschler, 1886
  • Sylepta masculinalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
  • Syngamia micromphalis Hampson, 1912
  • Cryptobotys hilaralis (Möschler, 1886)

Description

Adults are cinereous (ash gray) with whitish interior and exterior lines, slightly bordered with brownish. The marginal line is brownish.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to August and from November to December in Florida.

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Xanthium strumarium.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. "801190.00 – 5282 – Cryptobotys zoilusalis – (Walker, 1859)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 603 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Cryptobotys zoilusalis (Walker, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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