Poliobotys

Poliobotys is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Jay C. Shaffer and Eugene G. Munroe in 2007. Its single species, Poliobotys ablactalis, was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It occurs throughout South-east Asia, including Réunion, Australia, Hong Kong^[3] and Africa (Kenya, Senegal, South Africa).

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Poliobotys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Margaroniini
Genus:	Poliobotys J. C. Shaffer & Munroe, 2007
Species:	P. ablactalis
Binomial name
Poliobotys ablactalis (Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
Lamprophaia borbonica (Guillermet, 2008) Lamprophaia murinalis (Pagenstecher, 1885) Botys ablactalis Walker, 1859 Lamprophaia ablactalis (Walker, 1859) [2]

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