Cristabotys

Cristabotys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Spilomelinae
Genus:	Cristabotys; Maes, 2024
Type species
	Pyrausta pastrinalis Guenée, 1854;

Cristabotys is a monotopic genus of moths in the family Crambidae. As of January 2026^[update], the sole species was Cristabotys pastrinalis, formerly Pyrausta pastrinalis.

Cristabotys pastrinalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found in Réunion and Mauritius and in Cameroon and South Africa

Its larval hostplant is Bidens pilosa.

References

↑ Maes, Koen V. N. (November 2024). "Studies on Crambidae VI: Cristabotys gen. nov. a new genus of Spilomelinae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Metamorphosis. 35. Lepidopterist's Society of America: 16–20. doi:10.4314/met.v35i1.4.
↑ "Cristabotys Maes, 2024". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
↑ Bippus, 2019. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera)v- Phelsuma
↑ Maes, 2024. Studies on Crambidae VI: Cristabotys gen. nov. a new genus of Spilomelinae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)

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[1] Maes, Koen V. N. (November 2024). "Studies on Crambidae VI: Cristabotys gen. nov. a new genus of Spilomelinae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Metamorphosis. 35. Lepidopterist's Society of America: 16–20. doi:10.4314/met.v35i1.4.

[2] "Cristabotys Maes, 2024". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

[3] Bippus, 2019. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera)v- Phelsuma

[4] Maes, 2024. Studies on Crambidae VI: Cristabotys gen. nov. a new genus of Spilomelinae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)