Fumibotys

Fumibotys is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae which was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1976. Its single species, Fumibotys fumalis, the mint root borer moth, described by Achille Guenée in 1854, is found in most of North America.[2]

Fumibotys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Fumibotys
Munroe, 1976[1]
Species:
F. fumalis
Binomial name
Fumibotys fumalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Ebulea fumalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botis badipennis Grote, 1873
  • Scopula orasusalis Walker, 1859

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "801424.00 – 4950 – Fumibotys fumalis – Mint Root Borer Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2018.


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