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Cryptobotys zoilusalis
Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Cryptobotys zoilusalis

Names

English—
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Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCryptobotys zoilusalis Walker, 1859

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusCryptobotys

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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