''Fumibotys'' is a
monotypic moth genus of the family
Crambidae which was described by
Eugene G. Munroe
Eugene Gordon Munroe (8 September 1919 – 31 May 2008) was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Munro ...
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.
"801424.00 – 4950 – ''Fumibotys fumalis'' – Mint Root Borer Moth – (Guenée, 1854)"
''North American Moth Photographers Group''. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
References
Pyraustinae
Monotypic moth genera
Crambidae genera
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Eugene G. Munroe
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